Yutaka Tsunoda

Yutaka Tsunoda has a diverse work experience. Yutaka started their career at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Limited as a Trainee of Private Equity Fund Investment from July 2010 to June 2011. Yutaka then moved on to NTT, where they worked as a Manager from April 1999 to February 2013. After that, they joined Mitsubishi Electric as a Manager from March 2013 to February 2015. Yutaka Tsunoda then joined Ajinomoto Co., Inc. as a Manager from March 2015 to December 2022. During their time at Ajinomoto, they also held various roles such as Senior Area Manager of Corporate Strategic Planning and Department Manager of Corporate Strategic Planning at Ajinomoto do Brasil Industria e Comércio de Alimentos Ltda. from October 2016 to July 2022 and from March 2018 to December 2022, respectively. Yutaka Tsunoda's most recent work experience is with Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc., where they started as a Senior Director of Corporate Planning in July 2022 and is currently serving as the Vice President of Corporate Planning from December 2022 onwards. Additionally, they are set to become a Hosei University GIS Global Leadership Initiative (GGLI) Fellow from April 2023.

Yutaka Tsunoda pursued their education starting from 1994 to 1999 at Chuo University, where they completed their degree in Business Administration from the Faculty of Commerce. Later, from 2008 to 2010, Yutaka Tsunoda attended Chuo University once again, this time to earn a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree under the Strategic Management Course.