Kunio Egashira (江頭 邦雄, Egashira Kunio, October 1, 1937 [1] – April 7, 2008) was the Japanese chairman of Ajinomoto, a Japanese food company which specializes in seasoning and flavorings.
Egashira was born in Nagasaki Prefecture and graduated from Hitotsubashi University with a degree in economics. [1]
Egashira became president of Ajinomoto in June 1997. [2] He pushed through a very aggressive array of business reforms as president. He realigned Ajinomoto to focus on growth areas within the food industry, with an emphasis on amino acid technology. [2]
Egashira became president following a scandal at the company. His predecessor stepped down as president to take over the managerial responsibility at Ajinomoto. [2] Two company officials were indicted for making illegal payments to corporate racketeers. [2]
Egashira became chairman of the company in June 2005. [2]
Kunio Egashira died on April 7, 2008, of pancreatic cancer at the age of 70. [2]
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