Mr. Takashi Hashimoto holds a Master’s degree in Agricultural Sciences from the Gifu University,
Japan. He joined Kagome Co. Ltd in April 1983, and started working as the Plant Manager of the
Kagome Shizuoka Plant in April 2001 and of the Kagome Kozakai Plant in April 2003. In April 2005, he
was appointed as the General Manager of the Production Technology Department and became the
General Manager of the Production and Purchasing Planning Department in October 2008. He then
went on to be the General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department in April 2012. In April
2013, Mr. Hashimoto became an Executive Board Member of Kagome Co. Ltd. As of October 2017,
Mr. Takashi Hashimoto has been an Executive Officer Division Director of Production and Purchasing
Division. In April 2019, he was appointed as Managing Executive Officer and Division Director of
Production & Purchasing Division, and later in October 2020, he became the Senior Managing
Executive Officer. As of March 2021, Mr. Hashimoto has been appointed as Board Member & Senior
Managing Executive Officer.