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Shunji Takehana

Vice President And General Manager Corporate Venture Capital at Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.

Shunji Takehana has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of corporate venture capital and business strategy. Shunji currently holds the position of Vice President and General Manager, Corporate Venture Capital at Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc. Since July 2023. Prior to this, they were the Group Manager and Associate General Manager in the Corporate Venture Capital and Business Strategy and Development departments at Ajinomoto Co., Inc. from July 2018 to June 2023. Shunji was also a Venture Partner at Mitsui & Co. Global Investment Ltd. from August 2015 to June 2018. Earlier in their career, they worked as an Associate Director at Ajinomoto North America and held various managerial and research roles at Ajinomoto Co., Inc. since April 1997.

Shunji Takehana completed a Master of Science (MSc) in Pharmaceutical Sciences from The University of Tokyo, where they studied from 1991 to 1997. Later, from 2015 to 2018, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The field of study for their MBA is not specified.

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Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.

At Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc., our businesses contribute to significant advances in nutrition and health to create better lives for all. We are made up of 4 business divisions and 2 subsidiaries that provide innovative solutions to meet various needs of North American consumers with better taste, nutrition, health, and wellness. Each part of our business brings an unwavering commitment to the leading technologies, science, and innovation that Ajinomoto was founded on over 110 years ago. Our business divisions are Solutions & Ingredients, Amino Science, Wellness & Sports Nutrition, and Medical Nutrition. Our subsidiaries are More Than Gourmet, Inc. and Ajinomoto Cambrooke, Inc. As part of the collective Ajinomoto family, we are recognized as global leaders in the production of amino acid-based solutions for the pharmaceutical, food, foodservice, animal nutrition, nutraceutical, sports & wellness nutrition, regenerative medicine, and personal care industries. Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition leverages an international research & development team to bring the highest-quality solutions to manufacturers and consumers in North America.


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