Concept and System

Independent Outside Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors, member of the Nominating Committee, member of the Audit Committee

Shigeo Ohyagi has extensive experience and exceptional insight into international corporate management particularly given that he has served as president, representative director, and CEO, as well as chairman, of a global corporation.
Since being appointed as an Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member of the Company in 2022, he has audited the appropriateness of business execution, including internal controls, through actions such as giving opinions and recommendations to the Board of Directors and other bodies, reviewing the audit status of the Group in Japan and overseas, and conducting interviews with top management.
Since the transition to a Company with a Nominating Committee, etc., in 2025, he has contributed to enhancing medium- to long-term corporate value by serving as Chairperson of the Board as an Independent Outside Director and fulfilling his role as a member of the Nominating Committee and the Audit Committee.
The Company expects him to demonstrate skills related to long-term strategy, global affairs, senior leadership, risk management, crisis management & internal control, information & security management, human resources & culture, and operational processes, which are underpinned by his experience and knowledge. Furthermore, as Chairperson of the Board, he is expected to ensure even greater sharing of transparent information with the executive team, and to facilitate active discussion at Board meetings in a way that makes use of the diverse experience, skills, and insight of members while raising the effectiveness of the Board of Directors by setting an appropriate agenda that contributes to enhancing corporate value.
Accordingly, we deem that he is a talent necessary to the composition of the Board of Directors for the Company as a member of the Board who has diverse insight, expertise, and capabilities for increasing the effectiveness of the decision-making and oversight functions of the Board of Directors.

Independent Outside Director, Chair of the Nominating Committee, member of the Compensation Committee

Since being appointed as an Outside Director of the Company in 2022, Kenichiro Sasae has participated in discussions and activities that contributed to substantial and appropriate supervision of the Board of Directors on global business execution from the perspective of geopolitical risks and international affairs, based on his extensive experience and insight into international politics and economics.
Furthermore, as Chair of the Nominating Committee, to enhance the supervisory function of the Board of Directors, he has led the operations of the committee in a fair and transparent manner, and deliberated on important agenda items, such as the determination of Director candidates, the Board of Directors Skill Matrix, and the Group CEO succession plan, and then reported these to the Board of Directors. As a member of the Compensation Committee, he has given specific opinions and recommendations in discussions on the design of Directors’ and Executive Officers’ compensation plans and the content of payments based on individual evaluations.
He possesses extensive experience and insight concerning international politics and economics, including providing ongoing analysis and information regarding the international situation. The Company expects him to use skills related to long-term strategy, global affairs, senior leadership, risk management, crisis management & internal control, information & security management, and human resources & culture, which are underpinned by this experience and insight, to raise the quality of discussions by the Board of Directors and demonstrate supervision and decision-making capabilities from a global perspective in a way that supports important decision-making.
Accordingly, we deem that Kenichiro Sasae is a necessary talent who is indispensable to the composition of the Board of Directors as a member of the Board who has diverse insight, expertise, and capabilities for increasing the effectiveness of the decision-making and oversight functions of the Board of Directors.

Independent Outside Director, Chair of the Audit Committee

Sanae Tanaka, through her long years of practice as an attorney at law, possesses expertise in corporate legal affairs and a high level of insight that enables her to supervise management from the perspective of legal compliance and governance.
Since being appointed as an Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member in 2023, she has not only actively given her opinions and recommendations at meetings of the Board of Directors and other bodies based on her insight as an attorney at law, but also audited the appropriateness of business execution, including internal controls, through actions such as reviewing the audit status of group companies in Japan and overseas, and conducting interviews with top management. Since the transition to a Company with a Nominating Committee, etc., she has contributed to enhancing medium-to long-term corporate value by leading the establishment of audit policy, plans, and areas of importance as Chair of the Audit Committee and by raising audit effectiveness through coordinating with the internal audit function, the Independent Accounting Auditor, and others.
The Company expects her to use skills related to sustainability, legal affairs & compliance, risk management, crisis management & internal control, information & security management, and human resources & culture, underpinned by her many years of activity as an attorney at law, to raise the quality of discussions by the Board of Directors and demonstrate supervision and decision-making capabilities in a way that supports important decision-making by providing management oversight and by pointing out and giving her opinion on management issues.
Accordingly, we deem that Sanae Tanaka is a necessary talent who is indispensable to the composition of the Board of Directors as a member of the Board who has diverse insight, expertise, and capabilities for increasing the effectiveness of the decision-making and oversight functions of the Board of Directors.

Independent Outside Director, member of the Nominating Committee, Chair of the Compensation Committee

Since being appointed as an Outside Director of the Company in 2022, Tetsuji Ohashi has contributed to the substantial and appropriate supervision of the Board of Directors by asking questions and raising concerns about group governance and global business execution that grasp the essence, leveraging the perspective as the manager of a globally operating corporation and his experience as an outside officer of other companies.
Furthermore, as Chair of the Compensation Committee, he has led the operations of the committee while maintaining transparency and objectivity, and deliberated on and determined the design of Directors’ and Executive Officers’ compensation plans and the content of payments based on individual evaluations. Moreover, as a member of the Nominating Committee, he has given specific opinions and recommendations in discussions on important agenda items such as the Board of Directors Skill Matrix, and the Group CEO succession plan.
He possesses extensive experience and insight cultivated while serving as top management of a company engaged in global business. The Company expects him to use skills related to long-term strategy, global affairs, innovation & DX, senior leadership, information & security management, and operational processes, which are underpinned by this experience and insight, to raise the quality of discussions by the Board of Directors and demonstrate supervision and decision-making capabilities from a global perspective in a way that supports important decision-making.
Accordingly, we deem that Tetsuji Ohashi is a necessary talent who is indispensable to the composition of the Board of Directors as a member of the Board who has diverse insight, expertise, and capabilities for increasing the effectiveness of the decision-making and oversight functions of the Board of Directors.

Director, President and Group CEO, Representative Executive Officer, member of the Nominating Committee, Chair of the Sustainability Advisory Committee

Since being appointed as a Director of the Company in 2017, Atsushi Katsuki has been responsible for alliances & M&As and domestic and overseas businesses, and has a track record that includes promoting the restructuring of the business portfolio. Serving as President and Representative Executive Officer, Group CEO, he is promoting the strengthening of the business portfolio, the integration of sustainability and management, and the premium strategy and multi-beverage strategy based on the “Medium- to Long-Term Management Policy.” In addition, with the aim of strengthening group governance and maximizing corporate value, he has reformed the executive structure to enhance business competitiveness for each of the Company’s Regional Headquarters in Japan & East Asia, Europe, and Asia Pacific, and has built systems to create synergies among these regions, thereby promoting the medium- to long-term enhancement of the Company’s corporate value.
Furthermore, he sufficiently possesses the insight, expertise, and capabilities required as a Director of the Company through his experience as Group CEO of overseas Regional Headquarters, a Director and CFO of the Company. In particular, he offers insight and expertise regarding long-term strategy, sustainability, senior leadership, finance & accounting, information & security management and human resources & culture, skills related to innovation & DX, legal affairs & compliance, risk management, crisis management & internal control, and extensive experience overseas. He is expected to use this insight and experience to demonstrate supervision and decision-making capabilities from a global perspective in the overall business execution including the implementation of the “Medium- to Long- Term Management Policy” themed on portfolio reform and discontinuous growth.
Accordingly, we deem that Atsushi Katsuki is a necessary talent who is indispensable to the composition of the Board of Directors as a member of the Board who has diverse insight, expertise, and capabilities for increasing the effectiveness of the decision-making and oversight functions of the Board of Directors.

Director, Executive Officer, Group CPO, member of the Nominating Committee, member of the Compensation Committee, member of the Sustainability Advisory Committee

Since being appointed as a Director of the Company in 2019, Keizo Tanimura’s responsibilities have included administration and governance. As Group CPO, he has identified enhancement of the Group’s human capital as part of strengthening our strategic foundation under the “Medium- to Long-Term Management Policy,” and has led initiatives to establish global human resources and compensation policy, facilitate the systematic nurturing of managers, and foster the ideal corporate culture, etc. He has also advanced the medium- to long-term enhancement of the Company’s corporate value through the enhancement of human capital, including by using the “People & Culture Report” as a communication tool and reflecting feedback from investors and other stakeholders in management, with a view to deepening external disclosure and dialogue concerning human capital.
Furthermore, he sufficiently possesses the insight, expertise, and capabilities required as a Director of the Company through his extensive experience in charge of group-wide human resource and organizational strategy, primarily gathered over many years involvement in the Group’s human resources domain. In particular, he can be expected to demonstrate insight and expertise regarding human resources & culture, and senior leadership, as well as oversight capabilities that contribute to enhancing the effectiveness of corporate governance by embracing a diverse culture while employing sustainability skills that raise organizational capabilities. In addition to this, he can be expected to demonstrate supervision and decision-making capabilities from a global perspective that leverages his experience and insight in initiatives that make use of human capital to enhance corporate value.
Accordingly, we deem that Keizo Tanimura is a necessary talent who is indispensable to the composition of the Board of Directors as a member of the Board who has diverse insight, expertise, and capabilities for increasing the effectiveness of the decision-making and oversight functions of the Board of Directors.

Director, Executive Officer, Group CFO, member of the Compensation Committee

Since assuming the role of Director of the Company in 2022, Kaoru Sakita has been responsible for the areas of finance, procurement, and IT, and as Group CFO, he has contributed to improving the robustness of our financial position by optimizing our global cash management system and reducing financial liabilities. Additionally, he has promoted the materialization of innovation in three key areas of the Company’s DX strategy (processes, organization, and business models) and has been advancing the enhancement of procurement functions through initiatives such as the establishment of Centers of Excellence^*1 in Singapore, thereby promoting the medium- to long-term enhancement of the Company’s corporate value.
With an extensive experience of having served in the Group in areas that include finance and corporate planning and as a COO^*2 of overseas Regional Headquarters, he has played an important role in the Company’s growth enlisting his high-level expertise and insight into global management, and he sufficiently possesses the insight, expertise, and capabilities required as a Director of the Company. In particular, he offers insight and expertise regarding long-term strategy, finance & accounting and procurement, insight into risk management, crisis management & internal control, skills in innovation & DX and information & security management, and extensive experience overseas. He is expected to use this knowledge and experience to promote the medium- to long-term enhancement of the Company’s corporate value through optimal resource allocation in the financial domain, and to demonstrate supervision and decision-making capabilities from a global perspective in strengthening procurement functions and driving transformation in the DX promotion area.
Accordingly, we deem that Kaoru Sakita is a necessary talent who is indispensable to the composition of the Board of Directors as a member of the Board who has diverse insight, expertise, and capabilities for increasing the effectiveness of the decision-making and oversight functions of the Board of Directors.

• An organizational measure concentrating exceptional talent, technologies, and expertise in a single center to advance cross-organizational initiatives.
• COO stands for Chief Operating Officer.

Director, member of the Audit Committee

Yukitaka Fukuda has abundant management experience in the Group, mainly in finance and accounting, having served as Corporate Officer and General Manager of Finance Section of the Company, President and Representative Director of Asahi Professional Management Co., Ltd., and Audit and Supervisory Board Member of Asahi Group Japan, Ltd. Since being appointed as a Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member of the Company in 2023, he has conducted audits and audit visits to group companies, attended important meetings, held interviews with top management, and exchanged opinions with executive departments as well as the full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Members and independent accounting auditors of domestic group companies. Through these activities, he has audited the appropriateness of the execution of duties, including the internal control system, and has contributed to improving the effectiveness of supervision and monitoring after his appointment as Director (Audit Committee Member) in 2025.
He sufficiently possesses the insight, expertise, and capabilities required as a Director of the Company through this experience. In particular, he offers high-level expertise in finance & accounting, deep insight into legal affairs & compliance, and skills related to risk management, crisis management & internal control, information & security management, and operational processes based on extensive knowledge of the Company’s business. The Company expects him to use this knowledge and experience to ensure audit effectiveness through organizational audits from a bird’s-eye perspective of the Group’s risk and internal controls situations across the globe as an Audit Committee Member, and to demonstrate supervision and decision-making capabilities that raise the effectiveness of the Board of Directors.
Accordingly, we deem that Yukitaka Fukuda is a necessary talent who is indispensable to the composition of the Board of Directors as a member of the Board who has diverse insight, expertise, and capabilities for increasing the effectiveness of the decision-making and oversight functions of the Board of Directors.

Director, member of the Audit Committee

Akiko Oshima was appointed as the Company’s Executive Officer, Head of Internal Audit, in 2023, and has been leveraging her experience in compliance, risk management, and internal audit, along with her experience in business management, including overseas, at the corporate strategy sections of the Company and its group companies, to work on enhancing group-wide audit and monitoring.
Furthermore, since being appointed as a Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member of the Company in 2024, she has strived to ensure the effectiveness of audits through measures including audit visits to group companies, and since being appointed as a Director (Audit Committee Member) in conjunction with the transition to a Company with a Nominating Committee, etc., in 2025, she has contributed to strengthening oversight functions.
She sufficiently possesses the insight, expertise, and capabilities required as a Director of the Company through this experience. In particular, she possesses skills related to legal affairs & compliance, risk management, crisis management & internal controls, information & security management and operational processes as well as global affairs skills based on extensive experience in areas such as business management, including overseas businesses. The Company expects her to use this knowledge and experience to ensure audit effectiveness through organizational audits from a bird’seye perspective of the Group’s risk and internal controls situations across the globe as an Audit Committee Member, and to demonstrate supervision and decision-making capabilities that raise the effectiveness of the Board of Directors.
Accordingly, we deem that Akiko Oshima is a necessary talent who is indispensable to the composition of the Board of Directors as a member of the Board who has diverse insight, expertise, and capabilities for increasing the effectiveness of the decision-making and oversight functions of the Board of Directors and thus we recommend her reappointment as a Director.

Independent Outside Director, member of the Sustainability Advisory Committee

Since being appointed as an Outside Director of the Company in 2023, Mari Matsunaga has contributed to substantial and appropriate supervision of the Board of Directors, such as by providing essential questions and advice concerning new business, expansion into adjacent business areas, and business portfolio transformation from a perspective that takes into account consumer values and changes in market structure, based on her experience in developing new services and creating new business models, as well as her experience as an outside officer at another company.
Furthermore, as a member of the Sustainability Advisory Committee, she gave specific opinions and recommendations on strengthening the Group’s sustainability governance system and on further integration of sustainability and management.
She can be expected to demonstrate supervisory and decision-making capabilities that support business transformation and enhancement of corporate value, drawing on her skills related to sustainability, innovation & DX, senior leadership, and human resources & culture backed by her extensive knowledge and broad insight into the culture and lifestyles of modern society.
Accordingly, we deem that Mari Matsunaga is a necessary talent who is indispensable to the composition of the Board of Directors as a member of the Board who has diverse insight, expertise, and capabilities for increasing the effectiveness of the decision-making and oversight functions of the Board of Directors.

Independent Outside Director, member of the Nominating Committee, member of the Compensation Committee

Since being appointed as an Outside Director of the Company in 2024, Chika Sato has participated in discussions and activities that contributed to substantial and appropriate supervision of the Board of Directors, such as by asking substantive questions and raising issues about enhancing human capital based on her extensive experience and wide-ranging insights in the area of human resources at global companies.
In addition, as a member of the Nominating Committee and Compensation Committee, she gave specific opinions and recommendations on matters such as oversight of the nurturing of managers and succession planning, and deliberation of compensation plans.
The Company expects her to use skills related to global affairs, innovation & DX, senior leadership, and human resources & culture, underpinned by this experience and insight in the area of human resources at global companies, to demonstrate supervision and decision-making capabilities in initiatives that make use of human capital to enhance medium- to long-term corporate value.
Accordingly, we deem that Chika Sato is a necessary talent who is indispensable to the composition of the Board of Directors as a member of the Board who has diverse insight, expertise, and capabilities for increasing the effectiveness of the decision-making and oversight functions of the Board of Directors.

Independent Outside Director, member of the Sustainability Advisory Committee

Since being appointed as an Outside Director of the Company in 2024, Melanie Brock has participated in discussions and activities that contributed to substantial and appropriate supervision of the Board of Directors, such as by asking substantive questions and raising issues from the aspect of diversity and global execution of business, based on her experience in marketing and engagement in efforts to promote diversity, etc. during her activities as a global consultant.
Furthermore, as a member of the Sustainability Advisory Committee, she gave specific opinions and recommendations on strengthening the Group’s sustainability governance system and on further integration of sustainability and management.
She possesses international experience in forming extensive networks, including serving in important positions in organizations linking the financial industries of Japan and Australia, as well as experience as an outside officer of multiple companies. The Company expects her to use skills related to global affairs, sustainability, senior leadership, and human resources & culture, underpinned by this experience and insight, to demonstrate supervision and decision-making capabilities that contribute to the enhancement of medium- to long-term corporate value.
Accordingly, we deem that Melanie Brock is a necessary talent who is indispensable to the composition of the Board of Directors as a member of the Board who has diverse insight, expertise, and capabilities for increasing the effectiveness of the decision-making and oversight functions of the Board of Directors.

Independent Outside Director, member of the Audit Committee

Through many years of experience as a certified public accountant in Japan and overseas, Akiko Miyakawa is well-versed in accounting audits of global companies and internal control systems, and she possesses wide-ranging insights including practical experience overseas. Currently, she is continuing her expertise-based activities as the representative of a certified public accountant office.
In addition, since being appointed as an Outside Director of the Company in 2025, she has been actively providing management oversight, pointing out and giving her opinions on management issues from the financial and accounting perspective. Moreover, based on her extensive knowledge and wide-ranging insights on internal control, she actively gives her opinions and recommendations at meetings of the Board of Directors with the objective of enhancing the effectiveness of organizational audits.
The Company expects her to use skills related to global affairs, finance & accounting, risk management, crisis management & internal control, and operational processes, underpinned by her many years of activity as a certified public accountant, to raise the quality of discussions by the Board of Directors and demonstrate supervision and decision-making capabilities in a way that supports important decision-making by providing management oversight and by pointing out and giving her opinion on management issues.
Accordingly, we deem that Akiko Miyakawa is a necessary talent who is indispensable to the composition of the Board of Directors as a member of the Board who has diverse insight, expertise, and capabilities for increasing the effectiveness of the decision-making and oversight functions of the Board of Directors.