Date of birth: April 19, 1960
Appointment as an executive officer of Meiji Holdings: October 2019

Shinji Matsuoka is responsible for leading the Meiji Group's sustainability-related initiatives as its chief sustainability officer.

Shinji began his career in 1984 at Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd., where he built up extensive expertise in confectionery sales and marketing. When the company was reorganized as Meiji Co., Ltd., in 2011, Shinji was put in charge of budget management in its health and nutrition division. After effectively balancing the division's income and expenditures, he was promoted as head of the company's confectionery marketing department in 2013. Based on his expertise in project planning and external communications, he was appointed as general manager of the CSR promotion department in 2017.
In 2019, Shinji was appointed as an executive officer at both Meiji Co., Ltd. and Meiji Holdings. Later he was assigned to lead Meiji Holdings' sustainability management department, where he worked to achieve the Group's Sustainability 2026 Vision.

Outside the Meiji Group, Shinji has chaired the Japan Food Industry Center's sustainability committee since June 2020.

Recognizing Shinji's achievements and extensive experience, Meiji Holdings promoted him to the positions of chief sustainability officer and senior managing executive officer in June 2024. In these new roles, Shinji is focusing on measures to achieve the sustainability-related targets of the Meiji Group's 2026 Medium-term Business Plan.