Full Name
Taro Fujie
Job Title
CEO
Company
Ajinomoto Group
Speaker Bio
Taro Fujie is a board member, representative executive officer, president and CEO of Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Fujie has served in a variety of positions both at Ajinomoto Co., Inc. and the Ajinomoto Group companies around the world. He joined Ajinomoto Co., Inc. in 1985, and his long career includes his years as branch manager and vice president of Ajinomoto (China) Co., Ltd., as well as president of Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation, and in Brazil as president of Ajinomoto do Brasil Indústria e Comércio de Alimentos Ltda.
With a deep understanding of the Ajinomoto Group’s business around the world, he returned to Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Japan) in 2017 as corporate vice president and member of the executive committee, overseeing procurement, IT, HR and working style innovation. In 2021, he was appointed to lead the Food Products Division, where he worked to strengthen innovation and enhance umami-like synergies both within the company and with partners.
His hobbies are cooking and visiting hot springs.
Fujie has served in a variety of positions both at Ajinomoto Co., Inc. and the Ajinomoto Group companies around the world. He joined Ajinomoto Co., Inc. in 1985, and his long career includes his years as branch manager and vice president of Ajinomoto (China) Co., Ltd., as well as president of Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation, and in Brazil as president of Ajinomoto do Brasil Indústria e Comércio de Alimentos Ltda.
With a deep understanding of the Ajinomoto Group’s business around the world, he returned to Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Japan) in 2017 as corporate vice president and member of the executive committee, overseeing procurement, IT, HR and working style innovation. In 2021, he was appointed to lead the Food Products Division, where he worked to strengthen innovation and enhance umami-like synergies both within the company and with partners.
His hobbies are cooking and visiting hot springs.