Apr 1994 Joined the Company Oct 2010 Plant Manager, Kamimachi Plant Apr 2012 Deputy Head, Production Division Apr 2013 Deputy Head, Production Division and Head, Production Department Jun 2013 Director, Deputy Head of Production Division and Head, Production Department Apr 2014 Director, Head of Production Division and General Manager, East Integrated Plant Jun 2014 Managing Director, Head of Production Division and General Manager, East Integrated Plant Jun 2015 Representative Director, President, Kyushu Best Foods Co., Ltd. Oct 2015 Managing Director, Head of Production Division Jun 2017 Managing Director, Head of Production Division and Head of Overseas Business Division Apr 2018 Managing Director, Head of Sales Division and Head of Overseas Business Division Jun 2018 Senior Managing Director, Head of Sales Division and Head of Overseas Business Division Jun 2020 Representative Director, President and Head of Sales Division Apr 2022 Representative Director, President Jun 2023 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer Jun 2025 Representative Director, Chairman (current)

Apr 1983 Joined the Company Apr 2007 Deputy Head, Sokentei Business Division, the Company Apr 2016 Representative Director, Sokentei Co., Ltd. Jun 2020 Director, Head of Overseas Business Division, the Company Jun 2021 Managing Director, Head of Overseas Business Division, the Company May 2022 Legal Representative, JAPAN BEST FOODS COMPANY LIMITED Jun 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Head of Overseas Business Division, the Company Jun 2025 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, Head of Overseas Business Division, the Company (current)

Apr 1970 Joined the Company Jun 2003 Director, Plant Manager, Tendo Plant Jun 2007 Director, Deputy Head of Production Division and Plant Manager, Tendo Plant Oct 2008 Managing Director, Deputy Head of Production Division and Plant Manager, Tendo Plant Jun 2010 Managing Director, Head of Production Division Jun 2011 Senior Managing Director, Head of Production Division Jun 2013 Representative Director, President and Head of Production Division Apr 2014 Representative Director, President Jun 2015 Representative Director, President, Kansai Best Foods Co., Ltd. Apr 2017 Representative Director, President and Head of Sales Division Apr 2018 Representative Director, President Jun 2019 Representative Director, President, Functional Peptide Research Institute Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2020 Representative Director, Chairman Jun 2025 Director, Senior Advisor (current)

Jan 2008 Joined the Company Apr 2017 General Manager, Health Business Department Jun 2018 Director, General Manager, Health Business Department Apr 2019 Director, General Manager, Sales Planning Department Jun 2019 Managing Director, General Manager, Sales Planning Department Jun 2022 Representative Director, President, Kansai Best Foods Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Managing Director, Deputy Head of Development Division Jun 2023 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Development Division Apr 2025 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer Jun 2025 Director, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Head of Administration Division (current)

Apr 1984 Joined the Company Apr 2005 Osaka Branch Manager, the Company Apr 2015 Tohoku Branch Manager, the Company Apr 2017 Deputy Head, Sales Division Jun 2017 Director, Deputy Head of Sales Division Apr 2022 Director, Head of Sales Division Jun 2022 Managing Director, Head of Sales Division Jun 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Head of Sales Division Jun 2026 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Head of General Affairs and Human Resources Department (scheduled)

Apr 1984 Joined the Company Nov 2016 Department Manager attached to Overseas Business Division, the Company Jul 2018 Head, Accounting Department Jun 2019 Director, Head of Accounting Department Jun 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Head of Accounting Department Apr 2025 Director, Managing Executive Officer (current)

Apr 2000 Joined the Company Apr 2019 Head, General Affairs and Human Resources Department Jun 2019 Director, Head of General Affairs and Human Resources Department Jun 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Head of General Affairs and Human Resources Department Jun 2026 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Head of Sales Division (scheduled)

Apr 1990 Registered as attorney with the Tokyo Bar Association Aug 1994 Registered as attorney with the Yamagata Bar Association Aug 1994 Head, Murayama Hisashi Law Office (current) Apr 2012 President, Yamagata Bar Association Jun 2012 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2022 Outside Director, the Company (current)

Feb 1990 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Sep 1992 Joined Tsuji Certified Public Accountant Office Jul 1994 Joined Chuo Aoyama Audit Corporation Sep 1997 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Oct 1998 Head, Murayama Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Jun 2022 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2025 Outside Director, the Company (current)

Apr 1986 Joined the Company Mar 2018 Head, Internal Audit Office, the Company Oct 2021 Department Manager attached to Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2022 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)

Aug 1988 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Aug 1991 Joined Kuronuma Joint Accounting Office, Certified Tax Accountant Corporation Feb 1992 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Jan 2017 Senior Partner, Kuronuma Joint Accounting Office, Certified Tax Accountant Corporation Nov 2024 Head, Kuronuma Joint Accounting Office, Certified Tax Accountant Corporation (current) Jun 2025 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)

Apr 2001 Joined Osakaya Co., Ltd. Nov 2004 Joined Tamaya Seimenjo Co., Ltd. Feb 2020 Managing Director, Tamaya Seimenjo Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2025 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)