Ajinomoto Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Ajinomoto's CEO is Shigeo Nakamura, appointed in Feb 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is ¥108.00M, comprised of 53.7% salary and 46.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.002% of the company’s shares, worth $443.23K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 3.1 years respectively.
Key information
Shigeo Nakamura
Chief executive officer
JP¥108.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 53.70% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.002% |
| Management average tenure | 3.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.1yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2025 | JP¥108m | JP¥58m | JP¥70b |
Compensation vs Market: Shigeo's total compensation ($USD731.59K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.76M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Shigeo's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Shigeo Nakamura (58 yo)
Mr. Shigeo Nakamura serves as President & Chief Executive Officer of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. from February 2025. He serves as Executive Officer at Ajinomoto Co., Inc., was Vice President and General Manager of...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 3.1yrs | JP¥177.00m | 0.0078% $ 2.0m | |
| President | less than a year | JP¥108.00m | 0.0017% $ 443.2k | |
| EVP, Representative Executive Officer | 4.5yrs | JP¥105.00m | 0.0056% $ 1.5m | |
| Executive MD & Managing Executive Officer | 3.5yrs | JP¥104.00m | 0.0032% $ 826.1k | |
| Executive Officer & Deputy GM of Bio & Fine Chemicals Division | 2.3yrs | JP¥235.00m | no data | |
| Founder | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Officer and In charge of Diversity & HR | 2.3yrs | no data | 0.00033% $ 86.5k | |
| Executive Officer | 4.3yrs | no data | 0.0053% $ 1.4m | |
| Executive Managing Director & GM of Food Business Division | 3.3yrs | no data | 0.0032% $ 839.3k | |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | 3.3yrs | no data | 0.0031% $ 799.9k | |
| Executive Officer & VP of Supervision of Frozen Foods | 3.5yrs | no data | 0.0034% $ 904.8k | |
| Executive Officer of Green Business Development | no data | no data | 0.0031% $ 799.9k |
Experienced Management: AJIN.F's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | 3.1yrs | JP¥177.00m | 0.0078% $ 2.0m | |
| EVP, Representative Executive Officer | 3.1yrs | JP¥105.00m | 0.0056% $ 1.5m | |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | 3.1yrs | no data | 0.0031% $ 799.9k | |
| Executive Officer | 2.1yrs | no data | 0.0020% $ 535.0k | |
| Outside Independent Director | 2.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Outside Director | 6.1yrs | no data | 0.00045% $ 118.0k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 4.1yrs | no data | 0.00021% $ 55.1k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 4.1yrs | no data | 0.00032% $ 83.9k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 6.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director | 2.1yrs | no data | 0.0049% $ 1.3m | |
| Outside Independent Director | 1.1yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: AJIN.F's board of directors are considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/07/22 13:28 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/07/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. is covered by 33 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Takayuki Hayano | Barclays |
| Ritsuko Tsunoda | BofA Global Research |
| Siti Bte Salikin | CFRA Equity Research |