Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (AJI.F)
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
15-1, Kyobashi 1-chome
Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-8315
Japan
81 3 5250 8111
https://www.ajinomoto.co.jp
Sector(s): Consumer Defensive
Industry: Packaged Foods
Full Time Employees: 34,862
Key Executives
| Name | Title | Pay | Exercised | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Taro Fujie | Representative Executive Officer, President, CEO & Director | 695.82k | N/A | 1961 |
| Mr. Masami Kashiwakura | Executive Officer, VP and GM of Europe & Africa Division | 559.14k | N/A | 1963 |
| Dr. Hiroshi Shiragami | EVP, Representative Executive Officer, Chief Innovation Officer, R&D Supervision and Director | 453.53k | N/A | 1961 |
| Michael Lish | Executive Officer & Deputy GM of Bio & Fine Chemicals Division | 708.25k | N/A | 1968 |
| Mr. Saburosuke Suzuki II | Founder | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Eiichi Mizutani | Executive Officer, VP and In charge of Finance & Investor Relations | N/A | N/A | 1965 |
| Mr. Masataka Kaji | General Manager of IR Group - Global Finance Department | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ms. Chika Morishima | Executive Officer, VP and In charge of Sustainability & Communications | N/A | N/A | 1963 |
| Shino Kayahara | Executive Officer and In charge of Diversity & HR | N/A | N/A | 1966 |
| Mr. Takayuki Koda | Executive Officer, Senior VP & Chief Digital Officer | N/A | N/A | 1964 |
Description
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. engages in the seasonings and foods, frozen foods, and healthcare and other businesses in Japan and internationally. The Seasonings and Foods segment offers sauces and seasoning products under the AJI-NO-MOTO, HON-DASHI, Cook Do, Ajinomoto KK Consommé, Pure Select Mayonnaise, Ros Dee, Masako, Aji-ngon, Sazón, Sajiku, and CRISPY FRY names; and solutions and ingredients for foodservice and processed food manufacturers, processed foods, and restaurants, as well as industrial, retail, and other applications. This segment also provides instant noodles under the Knorr Cup Soup and YumYum names; coffee beverages under the Birdy and Blendy brands; powdered drink under the Birdy 3in1 name; MAXIM brand products; Chyotto Zeitakuna Kohiten brand products; and gift sets and office supplies comprising coffee vending machines, tea servers, etc. The Frozen Foods segment offers Chinese dumplings, cooked rice, noodles, desserts, shumai, processed chicken, and other products under the AJINOMOTO FRESH FROZEN, Bernardi, FRED'S, Golden Tiger, José Olé, LingLing, POSADA, and TAI PEI brands. The Healthcare and Other segment provides amino acids for applications in various industries, such as pharmaceuticals and foods; contract development and manufacturing services for pharmaceutical intermediates and active ingredients, aseptic fill finish services, etc.; personal care ingredients; and medical foods, crop services, etc. This segment also offers Ajinomoto Build-up Film, an interlayer insulating material for semiconductor packages; fundamental foods under the Glyna and Amino Aile names; sports nutrition supplements under the amino VITAL brand; and functional materials, such as activated carbon, release paper, etc. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Corporate Governance
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.’s ISS Governance QualityScore as of October 1, 2024 is 1. The pillar scores are Audit: 1; Board: 1; Shareholder Rights: 4; Compensation: 1.
