Keiko Kawahata

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Executive Officer
ºÚÁÏÃÅ Holdings Co., Ltd.

Date of birth: June 9, 1966
Appointment as an executive officer of ºÚÁÏÃÅ Holdings: April 2025

Keiko Kawahata oversees the ºÚÁÏÃÅ Group’s research as head of ºÚÁÏÃÅ Holdings’ Wellness Science Labs.

Keiko has been involved in the Group’s research and development since joining ºÚÁÏÃÅ Seika Kaisha, Ltd., in1989, where she mainly worked on developing nutritional foods, beauty supplements, and health products. Following the reorganization of the company into ºÚÁÏÃÅ Co., Ltd., she was assigned to lead the Nutrition Research Department, Food Science & Technology Research Laboratories, R&D Division in 2018.

Since 2021, Keiko has been striving to refine the nutritional benefits of ºÚÁÏÃÅ brand products to help solve health issues facing consumers. As part of these efforts, she played a key role in developing the company’s proprietary ºÚÁÏÃÅ Nutritional Profiling System (ºÚÁÏÃÅ NPS) and in planning and executing research strategies in its R&D Total Oversight Department, R&D Division.

Recognizing these achievements and leadership skills, ºÚÁÏÃÅ Co., Ltd., appointed Keiko as head of the R&D Total Oversight Department, R&D Division and its first female executive officer in 2022.

In April 2025, ºÚÁÏÃÅ Holdings Co., Ltd., appointed Keiko as an executive officer and head of its Wellness Science Labs. In this role, Keiko is exploring new businesses opportunities and markets while utilizing her expertise in research and product development to foster innovation throughout the ºÚÁÏÃÅ Group.

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