Kazuo Ito is Director, Head-Accounting & Information Systems at Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd. Mr. Ito is also on the board of Olam International Ltd., MC Agri Alliance Ltd. and Olam Group Ltd.

He previously held the position of Chairman for Princes Holding (Rotterdam) BV, General Manager-Living Essential Consumer Products at Mitsubishi Corp. and Chairman of Princes Ltd. (a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp.) and Auditor at KFC Holdings Japan Ltd.

Mr. Ito received an undergraduate degree from Keio University.