Yusuke Kitagawa

Yusuke Kitagawa is currently the Vice President of Planning & Coordination at MGK in Minneapolis, Minnesota, since April 2025. With a long tenure at Sumitomo Chemical beginning in February 2007, Yusuke has held multiple leadership roles, including General Manager for the Animal Nutrition Division, General Manager for the Industrial Chemicals Division, and General Manager for the No.2 Industrial Chemicals Department, with responsibilities in marketing, sales, and procurement of various chemical raw materials. Earlier experience includes serving as Commercial Manager for Sumitomo Chemical (U.K.) PLC, focused on the Petro Rabigh Project in Saudi Arabia, and as Procurement Manager for Sumitomo Chemical Singapore Pte Ltd. Yusuke holds a degree from Keio University, earned from 1985 to 1989.