Masatoshi Ito is a businessperson who has been at the head of 6 different companies. He holds the position of Chairman at Japan Frozen Food Association, Chairman at Association for the Safety of Imported Food, Japan, Chairman at Japan Advertisers Association, Inc. and Chairman of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Mr. Ito is also on the board of NEC Corp. and Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. and Chairman at Japan Overseas Enterprises Association. Mr. Ito previously was Chairman of Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co., Inc. Mr. Ito received an undergraduate degree from Keio University.