Japan: Kirin announces the appointment of Chairman & CEO and President & COO

Kirin Brewery Company Limited announced on January its appointment of Chairman & CEO and President & COO, as described below.

This appointment is dependent on a resolution of the board meeting following the annual meeting of shareholders to be held at the end of March 2006.

1. Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
Representative Director:
Koichiro Aramaki
(President &Chief Executive Officer, Representative Director)
2. President &Chief Operating Officer
Representative Director:
Kazuyasu Kato
(Managing Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales and Marketing Division)

*Titles in parentheses indicate current position

Personal histories

Brief Personal History
Name: Koichiro Aramaki
Date of birth: November 15, 1939 (66 years old)
Legal domicile: Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Experience:
2001-Present President & Chief Executive Officer of Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd.
1999-2001 Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Pharmaceutical Division
1997-1999 Managing Director, General Manager, Pharmaceutical Division
1995-1997 Director, General Manager, Pharmaceutical Division
1994-1995 Director, Deputy General Manager, Pharmaceutical Division
1990-1994 Deputy General Manager, Pharmaceutical Division
1976-1978 University of California, Davis
1964 Joined Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd.

Education: Ph.D. Biological Science, Niigata University, March 1993
M.S. Food Science & Technology, University of California, Davis, September 1978 Major Field of Study: Dairy Microbiology
B.S. Agricultural Chemistry, University of Tokyo, March 1964 Major Field of Study: Fermentation

Brief Personal History
Name: Kazuyasu Kato
Date of birth: November 24, 1944 (61 years old)
Legal domicile: Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
2004-Present Managing Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales & Marketing Division
2003-2004 Managing Executive Officer,
General Manager of Sales & Marketing Division
2001-2003 Director, General Manager of Sales & Marketing Division
2000-2001 Director, General Manager of Kyushu Sales Head Office
1997-2000 General Manager of Hokkaido Sales Head Office
Nov.1993-1997 Deputy General Manager of Tokyo Sales Head Office
Mar. 1993- Nov.1993 Tokyo Sales Head Office, Manager of Sales Department
1986-1993 Temporary transfer to KIRIN USA, Inc.
1985-1986 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1968 Joined Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd.

Education: Business and Commerce, Keio University, March 1968
M.S. International Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986

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