PROFILE

Ikuko Mukai joined AJINOMOTO Co., Inv in 1993 after graduating from Musashino Art University and was assigned to the Production Group of the Advertising Department where she worked as a packaging and advertising creative. She was then transferred to the Business Unit to handle marketing in 2006. She was in charge of 'Hondashi' and developing new products such as “Cook Do® Koumi Paste®” and “Toss Sala®”. In 2014, she was seconded to Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co., Inc., as the Product Strategy Manager. During this period, Ms. Mukai developed “The★® series” (Fried rice, Shu-mai). After returning to Ajinomoto Co., Inc. in 2020, she worked in the Consumer Analysis Business Creation Department and R&B Planning Department. In July 2023, she was named the Deputy General Manager of the Marketing Design Center and the General Manager of the Communication Design Department.