Date of birth: August 25, 1957
Appointment as president of Meiji Holdings: June 2025
Number of Meiji Holdings' shares held: 51,771 (as of May 31, 2025)

As CEO and president of Meiji Holdings, Katsunari Matsuda is responsible for steering one of Japan's leading food and pharmaceutical groups as it expands globally.

Katsunari's four-decade career in the Meiji Group's food business began in 1980 when he joined Meiji Dairies Corporation. After gaining practical experience in sales and marketing, he was put in charge of food product sales in 2007. In that role, he helped raise the presence of the Meiji brand in Japan by leading successful launches of innovative new products. Following the reorganization of Meiji Dairies into Meiji Co., Ltd., in April 2011, Katsunari was appointed as an executive officer in 2012. In the years that followed, while overseeing businesses other than the food business, he helped create new value and markets by facilitating interdivisional collaboration. In recognition of these achievements, Katsunari was appointed as president of Meiji Co., Ltd. and as a director of Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. in 2018.

After being appointed as Meiji Holding's first COO of the Food Segment in 2020, Katsunari guided the segment's group-wide operations while assisting the Company's president at that time. A passionate and decisive leader, he transformed Meiji's business model by streamlining the Group's business portfolio and shifting operational resources from Japan to other countries. Recognizing Katsunari's leadership capabilities and achievements, Meiji Holdings appointed him as CEO and president in June 2025.

As a person who embodies the leadership qualities valued by the Meiji Group, Katsunari is expected to channel the capabilities of Meiji Holdings' C-suite to successfully accomplish the 2026 medium-term business plan and contribute to raising the Company's market capitalization.