Sapporo Holdings Ltd. at its Board of Directors' meeting held on November 2, 2016, resolved the executive appointment of Tsutomu Kamijo, President and Representative Director, as Chairman and Representative Director of the company and Masaki Oga, Group Operating Officer, as President and Group Operating Officer of the company. The company also appointed Hideya Takashima and Yoshihiro Iwata as Group Operating Officers. The company also announced the retirement of Kiwamu Kunihiro as Group Operating Officer. The date for the transfers was January 1, 2017. Masaki Oga was the Director of Sapporo Breweries Ltd. in October 2006 and Operating Officer, Director of Hokkaido Sales & Marketing Division in March 2009. Hideya Takashima was the Director and Executive Managing Officer of Pokka Sapporo Food & Beverage Ltd., Chairman, Director of Pokka Sapporo Hokkaido Ltd., Director (Member of the Board) of Sapporo Group Logistics Company Limited and Director (Member of the Board) of Iwata Pokka Food Co. Ltd. in March 2015. Currently he is the Director (Member of the Board) of Miyasaka Jozo Co. Ltd. Yoshihiro Iwata currently Director and Executive Managing Officer of Pokka Sapporo Food & Beverage Ltd. and Director (member of the Board) of Sapporo Group Management Ltd. He was President and Representative Director of Sapporo International Inc. in March 2004.