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About Asahi Group Holdings

Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. is a global leader offering a diverse collection of brands centered on beer, alcohol and non-alcohol beverages, and food. Our mission is to deliver on our great taste promise and bring more fun to life. Established in Japan in 1889, the Group has always been committed to innovation and quality. This dedication has brought together iconic brands and the expertise of renowned breweries from around the world, including those with a rich heritage spanning over centuries. Our approach has culminated in a globally recognized portfolio of brands that includes premium beers such as Asahi Super Dry, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Kozel, Pilsner Urquell, and Grolsch. “Cheer the Future” is Asahi Group’s commitment to a better future by creating meaningful connections between people, nature, communities, and societies where we operate, leveraging our business to make a positive impact towards a sustainable tomorrow. With a global presence primarily in Japan, Europe, Oceania, and Southeast Asia, we provide over 10 billion liters of beverages to consumers worldwide and generate revenues of over JPY 2.5 trillion annually. Headquartered in Japan, Asahi Group Holdings is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Prime Market: 2502.T).

Organizational Structure

System diagram of major Asahi Group companies and businesses (As of January 1, 2023)

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Organizational Structure

Our Group Companies

Board of Directors

Akiyoshi Koji

Chairman of the Board

Apr. 1975
Joined the Company
Sep. 2001
Executive Officer
Mar. 2003
Managing Director, Senior General Manager of Planning Division of Asahi Soft Drinks Co., Ltd.
Mar. 2006
Senior Managing Director, Senior General Manager of Planning Division of Asahi Soft Drinks Co., Ltd.
Mar. 2007
Managing Director,Managing Executive Officer of the Company
Jul. 2011
Director of the Company
President and Representative Director of Asahi Breweries, Ltd.
Mar. 2016
President and Representative Director of the Company, COO
Mar. 2018
President and Representative Director of the Company, CEO
Mar. 2021
Chairman of the Board (to the present)

Atsushi Katsuki

President and Group Chief Executive Officer, Representative Director

Apr. 1984
Entered The Nikka Whisky Distilling Co., Ltd
Sep. 2002
Transferred to the Company
Apr. 2011
Senior Officer, Manager of Corporate Strategy Department, Manager of International Headquarters
Jul. 2011
Senior Officer, General Manager of Business Development Section
Oct. 2011
Managing Director of Asahi Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd
Apr. 2014
Director, Group CEO of Asahi Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd
Mar. 2016
Executive Officer of the Company
Director, Group CEO of Asahi Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd
Mar. 2017
Director and Executive Officer of the Company
Mar. 2018
Managing Director, Managing Executive Officer of the Company
Mar. 2019
Managing Director, Managing Executive Officer of the Company, CFO
Mar. 2020
Senior Managing Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer of the Company, CFO
Mar. 2021
President and CEO, Representative Director (to the present)

Keizo Tanimura

Director EVP and Group Chief People Officer

Apr. 1989
Joined the Company
Apr. 2016
Senior Officer, General Manager of Human Resources Section
Mar. 2017
Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Resources Section
Sep. 2018
Executive Officer responsible for Global and Local Talent Management
Mar. 2019
Director and Executive Officer
Mar. 2020
Director and Executive Officer, CHRO
Mar. 2023
Director EVP and CHRO (to the present)
*EVP : Executive Vice President
*CHRO : Chief Human Resources Officer

Kaoru Sakita

Director EVP and Group Chief Financial Officer

Apr. 1988
Joined the Company
Apr. 2016
Senior Officer, General Manager of Procurement Section
Mar. 2018
Executive Officer, General Manager of Procurement Section
Apr. 2020
Executive Officer, Head of Procurement
Mar. 2022
Director and Executive Officer, CFO
Mar. 2023
Director EVP and CFO (to the present)
*CFO : Chief Financial Officer

Naoko Nishinaka

Director EVP

Apr. 1988
Joined the Company
Apr. 2016
Senior Officer of the Company
General Manager of Quality Assurance Department of Asahi Group Foods, Ltd.
Apr. 2017
Senior Officer, General Manager of Quality Assurance Section of the Company
General Manager of Quality Assurance Department of Asahi Professional Management Co., Ltd.
Mar. 2018
Executive Officer, General Manager of Quality Assurance Section of the Company
General Manager of Quality Assurance Department of Asahi Professional Management Co., Ltd.
Mar. 2020
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member (to the present)

Outside Directors

Christina L. Ahmadjian

Outside Director

Jan. 1995
Assistant Professor, Columbia Business School
Oct. 2001
Associate Professor, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University
Jan. 2004
Professor, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University
Apr. 2010
Dean of Graduate School, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University
Apr. 2012
Professor, Graduate School of Commerce and Management, Hitotsubashi University
Apr. 2018
Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Hitotsubashi University
Mar. 2019
Director of the Company (to the present)
Apr. 2022
Emeritus Professor, Hitotsubashi University (to the present)
Specially Appointed Professor, College of Business, Department of Global Business, Rikkyo University

Kenichiro Sasae

Outside Director

Apr. 1974
Joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mar. 2002
Director-General of Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jan. 2005
Director-General of Asian and Oceania Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jan. 2008
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
Aug. 2010
Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
Sep. 2012
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the United States of America
Jun. 2018
President and Director General, The Japan Institute of International Affairs
Dec. 2020
President, The Japan Institute of International Affairs (to the present)
Mar. 2022
Director of the Company (to the present)

Tetsuji Ohashi

Outside Director

Apr. 1977
Joined Komatsu Ltd.
Jan. 2004
President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Komatsu America Corp.
Apr. 2007
Executive Officer of Komatsu Ltd.
Apr. 2008
Senior Executive Officer (Jomu) of Komatsu Ltd.
Jun. 2009
Director and Senior Executive Officer (Jomu) of Komatsu Ltd.
Apr. 2012
Director and Senior Executive Officer (Senmu) of Komatsu Ltd.
Apr. 2013
President and Representative Director, and CEO of Komatsu Ltd.
Apr. 2019
Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of Komatsu Ltd.
Mar. 2022
Director of the Company (to the present)
Apr. 2022
Chairman of the Board of Komatsu Ltd. (to the present)

Mari Matsunaga

Outside Director

Apr. 1977
Joined Japan Recruit Center, Inc. (current Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.)
Jul. 1986
Editor in chief of ”Shushoku Journal,” Recruit Co., Ltd. (current Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.)
Jul. 1988
Editor in chief of ”Travail,” Recruit Co., Ltd.
Jul. 1997
Head of Planning Office, Gateway Business Department, NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc. (current NTT DOCOMO, INC.)
Apr. 2000
Representative of Mari Matsunaga Office (to the present)
Mar. 2023
Outside Director of the Company (to the present)

Chika Sato

Outside Director

Apr. 1982
Joined Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Jul. 1996
Joined GE Inc. (current GE Japan Inc.)
Sep. 2011
Executive Officer and General Manager of Human Resources Division of Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
Sep. 2016
In charge of Human Resources of Japan and North Asia of Nokia Solutions and Networks Japan G.K.
Apr. 2018
Executive Officer and Head of Culture Transformation Division of NEC
Apr. 2019
Senior Executive, Head of People & Organization Development Division of NEC Corporation
Apr. 2022
Inclusion and Diversity Promotion Leader (Corporate Executive), Human Resources and General Affairs Division of NEC Corporation
Apr. 2023
Chief Diversity Officer, People and Culture Division of NEC Corporation (to the present)

Melanie Brock

Outside Director

Mar. 2003
Representative Director of AGENDA Ltd. (current Melanie Brock Advisory Ltd.)(to the present)
Mar. 2010
Board Member of Australia-Japan Foundation
Apr. 2010
Board Member of Australia Japan Business Co0operation Committee(to the present)
Chair of Australian and New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Japan
Oct. 2010
Regional Manager - Japan of Meat & Livestock Australia
Dec. 2012
Chair of Australian Business Asia
Nov. 2016
Chair Emeritus of Australian and New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Japan(to the present)
Jul. 2019
Board Member of Australia-Japan Research Centre(to the present)

Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Yukitaka Fukuda

Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Apr. 1986
Joined Toyo Engineering Corporation
Oct. 2001
Joined the Company
Mar. 2015
Executive Officer, General Manager of Finance Section
Mar. 2017
President and Representative Director of Asahi Professional Management Co., Ltd.
Mar. 2022
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Asahi Group Japan, Ltd.
Mar .2023
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (to the present)

Akiko Oshima

Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Apr. 1991
Joined the Company
Jan. 2018
Manager of Corporate Strategy Department
Apr. 2022
Senior Officer of Strategy
Apr. 2023
Executive Officer, Head of Internal Audit
(to the present)

Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Yutaka Kawakami

Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Feb. 1976
Entered Tohmatsu Awoki & Co. (current Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)
Mar. 1980
Registered as certified public accountant
Jun. 1990
Partner of Tohmatsu & Co.
Jun. 2007
Member of Management Council, General Manager of Human Resources Department of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Sep. 2016
Retired from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
Mar. 2017
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (to the present)

Shigeo Ohyagi

Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Mar. 1971
Joined Teijin Limited
Jun. 1999
Corporate Officer of Teijin Limited
Jun. 2001
Executive Officer of Teijin Limited
Jun. 2002
Senior Executive Officer of Teijin Limited
Oct. 2003
President & Representative Director of Teijin Pharma Limited
Jun. 2005
Managing Director of Teijin Limited
Jun. 2006
Senior Managing Director of Teijin Limited
Jun. 2008
President & Representative Director, CEO of Teijin Limited
Apr. 2014
Chairman of the Board of Teijin Limited
Apr. 2018
Director, Advisor of Teijin Limited
Jun. 2018
Advisor of Teijin Limited
Mar. 2022
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (to the present)
Apr. 2023
Honorary Advisor of Teijin Limited (to the present)

Sanae Tanaka

Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Apr. 1989
Registered as an Attorney at Law
Sep. 1991
Representative of Sanae Tanaka Law Office

About the Headquarters Building

The Asahi Group headquarters building is a landmark in Tokyo upon its completion in 1989: the 22-storey with its amber glass and white exterior wall at the top, is designed to resemble a beer mug full of bubbles. The adjacent Super Dry Hall was designed by renowned French designer Philippe Starck.

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Overview

Corporate Name Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.
Registered Address 1-23-1 Azumabashi, Sumida-Ku, Tokyo 130-8602
Established September 1, 1949 (Founding 1889)
Representative Atsushi Katsuki, President and CEO, Representative Director
Paid-in Capital ¥ 220,216 million (as of December 31, 2022)
No. of Net Employees 29,920 (as of December 31, 2022)
Net Sales (Consolidated) ¥ 2,511.1 billion (FY 2022)