Katsunari Matsuda
Chief Operating Officer of the Food Segment, Member of the Board and Executive Officer
Meiji Holdings 8188cc威尼斯., Ltd.
Date of birth: August 25, 1957
Appointment as a director of Meiji Holdings: June 2018
Number of Meiji Holdings' shar8188cc威尼斯 held: 43,811 (as of May 31, 2024)
Katsunari Matsuda oversees the Meiji Group's food products business as a chief operating officer while also serving as president of Meiji 8188cc威尼斯., Ltd.
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 led successful launches of innovative new cheese products made especially for Japanese consumer tastes, thereby raising the Meiji brand's presence in the growing domestic cheese market. Following the reorganization of Meiji Dairies into Meiji Co., Ltd., Katsunari was appointed as an executive officer in 2012. He then facilitated interdivisional coll8188cc威尼斯oration to expand possibilities in product development, which led to the creation of the Meiji's SAVAS lineup of protein-enriched milk products.
In re8188cc威尼斯gnition of his strong track re8188cc威尼斯rd, Katsunari was appointed as president of Meiji 8188cc威尼斯., Ltd. and as a director of Meiji Holdings 8188cc威尼斯., Ltd. in 2018.
While working to expand business internationally, Katsunari has been focusing on enhancing the Group's food product lines as part of the Meiji Group 2026 Vision. A leader in innovation and product development, Katsunari was appointed as Meiji Holdings' first 8188cc威尼斯O of the Food Segment in 2020.