Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad Management

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We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Riichiro Osawa

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	less than a year
CEO ownership	n/a
Management average tenure	2.8yrs
Board average tenure	2.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

The Price Is Right For Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI)

Mar 08

Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI) Is Paying Out Less In Dividends Than Last Year

Aug 22

Is Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI) Using Too Much Debt?

Jun 03

Capital Allocation Trends At Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI) Aren't Ideal

Apr 28

Here's What You Should Know About Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:AJI) 3.1% Dividend Yield

Mar 29

Has Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI) Stock's Recent Performance Got Anything to Do With Its Financial Health?

Mar 14

Is Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI) A Risky Investment?

Feb 27

Shareholders Of Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI) Must Be Happy With Their 110% Total Return

Feb 10

Are Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:AJI) Fundamentals Good Enough to Warrant Buying Given The Stock's Recent Weakness?

Dec 12

We're Not Counting On Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI) To Sustain Its Statutory Profitability

Nov 27

CEO

Riichiro Osawa

less than a year

Tenure

Mr. Riichiro Osawa is CEO, MD & Executive Director of Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad from July 01, 2023. Mr. Riichiro Osawa joined Ajinomoto Co. Inc., Japan in April 1995 and began his career with the Tokyo B...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Shunsuke Sasaki	CFO & Executive Director	4.8yrs	RM863.77k	no data
Noriko Fujimoto	Chief Sales & Marketing Officer and Executive Director	no data	RM704.35k	no data
Takahiro Sato	Chief Supply Chain Officer	2.8yrs	RM943.59k	no data
Riichiro Osawa	CEO, MD & Executive Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Kum Yong	Executive Director	1.1yrs	no data	0.0033% MYR 40.6k
Siew Chua	Company Secretary	no data	no data	no data
Sze Yeow	Joint Company Secretary	7.1yrs	no data	no data
Wai Shen Heng	Financial Controller	no data	no data	no data

2.8yrs

Average Tenure

50yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: AJI's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Shunsuke Sasaki	CFO & Executive Director	4.8yrs	RM863.77k	no data
Noriko Fujimoto	Chief Sales & Marketing Officer and Executive Director	2.8yrs	RM704.35k	no data
Riichiro Osawa	CEO, MD & Executive Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Kum Yong	Executive Director	1.1yrs	no data	0.0033% MYR 40.6k
Chiang Liang Teo	Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman	22.9yrs	RM157.50k	no data
Ai Tan	Independent & Non Executive Director	1.3yrs	RM4.81k	no data
Norani binti Sulaiman	Independent Non-Executive Director	3.8yrs	RM72.30k	no data
Heng Cheong	Independent & Non Executive Director	2.8yrs	RM70.50k	no data

2.8yrs

Average Tenure

51yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: AJI's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad Announces the Resignation of Encik Azhan Bin Mohamed as Executive Director

Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad, Annual General Meeting, Aug 29, 2023

Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad Appoints Riichiro Osawa as Executive Managing Director, Effective July 1, 2023

Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad Announces the Cessation of Mr. Dominic Aw Kian-Wee as Independent and Non Executive Chairman of Nomination Committee, Effective 31 May 2023

High number of new directors

Less than half of directors are independent

Recent updates

Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad Announces Special Single-Tier Dividend for the Financial Year End Period March 31, 2025, Payable on May 30, 2024

The Price Is Right For Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI)

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: RM0.24 (vs RM0.038 in 3Q 2023)

Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad Announces the Resignation of Encik Azhan Bin Mohamed as Executive Director

Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad Reports Write-Offs for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad Reports Write-Offs for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: RM0.17 (vs RM0.048 in 2Q 2023)

Upcoming dividend of RM0.091 per share at 0.6% yield

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: RM0.45 (vs RM0.28 in FY 2022)

Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad, Annual General Meeting, Aug 29, 2023

Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad Appoints Riichiro Osawa as Executive Managing Director, Effective July 1, 2023

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: RM0.45 (vs RM0.28 in FY 2022)

Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad Announces the Cessation of Mr. Dominic Aw Kian-Wee as Independent and Non Executive Chairman of Nomination Committee, Effective 31 May 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: RM0.038 (vs RM0.17 in 3Q 2022)

High number of new directors

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: RM0.048 (vs RM0.15 in 2Q 2022)

Less than half of directors are independent

Upcoming dividend of RM0.085 per share

Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad Announces First and Final Single-Tier Dividend, Payable on September 28, 2022

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: RM0.28 (vs RM0.77 in FY 2021)

Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad, Annual General Meeting, Aug 30, 2022

Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad Announces First and Final Single-Tier Dividend

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Less than half of directors are independent

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of RM0.38 per share

Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI) Is Paying Out Less In Dividends Than Last Year

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS RM0.77 (vs RM0.98 in FY 2020)

Chief Sales & Marketing Officer and Executive Director Hiroki Suzuki has left the company

Executive Director & Chief Supply Chain Officer Miki Moriyama has left the company

Is Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI) Using Too Much Debt?

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS RM0.76 (vs RM0.98 in FY 2020)

Capital Allocation Trends At Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI) Aren't Ideal

Independent & Non-Executive Director has left the company

Here's What You Should Know About Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:AJI) 3.1% Dividend Yield

Has Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI) Stock's Recent Performance Got Anything to Do With Its Financial Health?

Analysts lower EPS estimates to RM0.87

Is Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI) A Risky Investment?

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS RM0.19 (vs RM0.25 in 3Q 2020)

Shareholders Of Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI) Must Be Happy With Their 110% Total Return

Is Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI) Likely To Turn Things Around?

How Much Of Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI) Do Institutions Own?

New 90-day high: RM15.96

Read This Before Buying Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI) For Its Dividend

Are Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad's (KLSE:AJI) Fundamentals Good Enough to Warrant Buying Given The Stock's Recent Weakness?

We're Not Counting On Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad (KLSE:AJI) To Sustain Its Statutory Profitability

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS RM0.23

New 90-day low: RM14.84

First quarter earnings released

Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad Announces Resignation of Naoko Yamamoto as Chief Executive Officer

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