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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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
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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. |
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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) |