Hiroshi Sakata
President

May 1981: Joined the Company
March 1990: Managing Director of Sakata Seed Europe B.V. (Currently European Sakata Holding S.A.S.)
April 1995: General Manager of Horticultural Supply Business Dept. of the Company
August 1997: General Manager of Administrative Office
August 1998: Director
August 2005: Managing Director, Senior General Manager of General Administration Div.
June 2007: President and representative, Director Chief Executive Officer
June 2017: President and representative (to present)
March 2022:  President and representative, Supervisor for Domestic Sales & Marketing Div. 

 

Tsutomu Kagami
Director Managing Executive Officer

April 1987: Joined the Company
August 2002: Manager of Research & Development Div.
June 2007: Executive Officer, Senior General Manager of Research & Development Div.
May 2008: Senior General Manager of Research & Development Div., Manager of Genetic Resources Dept.
August 2011: Director, Executive Officer
August 2013: Managing Director, Managing Executive Officer
August 2015: Chief Assessment Officer for Internal Control
August 2016: In charge of Overseas Sales & Marketing Div.
June 2017: Managing Director
August 2018: In charge of Overseas sales & Marketing
June 2021: Director, Managing Executive Officer, Supervisor for Overseas Sales & Marketing Div. (to present)

Risho Uchiyama
Director Managing Executive Officer

April 1984: Joined the Company
July 1998: Manager of Fukuoka Sales Office
August 2002: General Manager of Vegetable Business Dept.
June 2007: Executive Officer
June 2009: General Manager of Vegetable Business Dept. and Horticultural Supply Business Dept.
August 2010: Director, Senior General Manager of Domestic Wholesales & Marketing Div. , General Manager of Horticultural Supply Business Dept.
June 2013: Senior General Manager of Domestic Wholesales & Marketing Div. , In charge of Production & Logistics Div.
August 2013: Managing Director, Managing Executive Officer
June 2015: In charge of Domestic Wholesales & Marketing Div.
June 2016: In charge of Supply Chain Div.
June 2017: Managing Director
June 2018: In charge of Supply Chain
June 2021: Director, Managing Executive Officer, Supervisor for Supply Chain Div. 
June 2023: Director, Managing Executive Officer, Supervisor for Domestic Sales & Marketing Div. (to present)

Kazuo Kuroiwa
Director Managing Executive Officer

April 1985: Joined the Company
March 1990: Seconded to Sakata Seed Europe B.V. (Currently European Sakata Holding S.A.S.)
September 2001: Deputy General Manager of Corporate Planning Office
June 2007: General Manager of Corporate Planning Office
June 2011: Executive Officer
August 2015: Director, Executive Officer
June 2016: Senior General Manager of Corporate Management Div.
June 2017: Senior Executive Officer
June 2021: Director, Managing Executive Officer, Supervisor for Corporate Management Div. (to present)

Toshihiko Furuki
Director Managing Executive Officer

April 1988: Joined the Company
December 2001: Seconded to Sakata Seed America, Inc.
August 2006: Manager of Kakegawa Research Center Breeding Section Ⅰ
June 2007: General Manager of Kakegawa Research Center
June 2013: Executive Officer, Deputy Senior General Manager of Research & Development Div.
August 2015: Director, Executive Officer
June 2016: Senior General Manager of Research & Development Div.
June 2017: Director, Senior Executive Officer
June 2018: Chief Assessment Officer of Internal Control
June 2021: Director, Managing Executive Officer, Supervisor for Research & Development Div. (to present)
August 2021: Supervisor for General Administration Div. 
August 2023: Supervisor for Supply Chain Div. (to present)

Zen Takamiya
Director Managing Executive Officer

April 1986: Joined the Company
January 1998: Seconded to Sakata Seed America, Inc.
April 2012: General Manager of General Affairs Dept. of the Company
June 2015: Executive Officer
January 2017: General Manager of Human Resource Planning Department
November 2018: Deputy Senior General Manager of General Administration Div.,
General Manager of Human Resource Planning Department
June 2021: Senior Executive Officer, Senior General Manager of General Administration Div.,
General Manager of Human Resource Planning Department
June 2022: Senior Executive Officer, Senior General Manager of General Administration Div.
August 2023: Supervisor for General Administration Div. (to present)

Kunihiko Sugahara
Outside Director

March 1979: Registered as a Certified Public Accountant
June 1997: Representative Member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu International (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC）
August 2013: Representative of Sugahara & CO., (to present)
Director of the Company (to present)
August 2023: Outside Corporate Auditor of Takashimaya Company, limited (to present)

Yukimasa Ozaki
Outside Director

April 1989: Admitted as Attorney in Japan, Joined Ozaki Law Office
August 1993: Attorney of Ozaki Law Office (to present)
March 2015: Outside Director of Oenon Holdings, Inc. (to present)
April 2017: Vice President of Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association
Executive Governor of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations
August 2019: Director of the Company (to present)

Masako Watanabe
Outside Director

April 1984: Joined The Fuji Bank, Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
October 1990: Joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu International (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)
August 1994: Registered as a Certified Public Accountant
July 2007: Partner of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu International (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)
August 2020: Representative of Masako Watanabe Certified Public Account Office (to present)
June 2021: Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (to present)
August 2021: Director of the Company (to present)

Jumpei Tsushima
Full-Time Audit & Supervisory Board Member

April 1982: Joined The Mitsui Bank, Ltd. (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation)
October 2004: Senior Auditor, Internal Audit Dept. of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
September 2014: Joined the Company, General Manager of Internal Auditing Office
August 2020: Audit & Supervisory Board Member (to present)

Akinori Bo
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

April 1972: Joined Nissho Iwai Corporation (currently Sojitz Corporation)
October 1999: General Manager of Marine Product Dept. of Nissho Iwai Corporation
June 2005: Director of Mitsui Sugar Co.,Ltd.
April 2006: Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer of Sojitz Foods Corporation
August 2007: General Manager of Investor Relations Office of KENKO Mayonnaise Co., Ltd.
August 2016: Audit ＆ Supervisory Board Member of the Company (to present)

Kimiko Tanaka
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

May 1981: Joined Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. 
January 2011: Joined CMIC HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd.
April 2012: Executive Officer, President Office
April 2016: Joined Warehouse TERRADA
March 2019: Outside Director of TOHO LAMAC CO.,LTD.
September 2019: Advisor of Takumi Sosei Co., Ltd
September 2020: Part-time Lecturer of Faculty of Nursing, Wayo Women’s University (current position)
September 2021: Outside Director of Charm Care Corp. (current position)
September 2021: Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of STORAGE-OH Co.,Ltd. (current position)
April 2022: Guest Professor of Nihon Pharmaceutical University (current position)
April 2024: Outside Director of IMURA & Co., Ltd. (current position)

Senior Executive Officers

Tomoji Nakai
Takeo Yonemoto
Hiroyoshi Saito
Sinya Enomoto
Satoko Ozu
Takenori Hoshi

Executive Officers

Tatsuji Kuroki
Takaaki Miura
Manabu Kawamura
Osamu Hirata
Junpei Yoshida
Norihiro Kondo
Toru Otsuka
Isao Iuchi