Makiko Ono
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
She joined Suntory in April 1982. She became general manager in the international division of Suntory Liquors in April 2009, Executive Officer and deputy head of the international division in April 2010, and manager of Suntory Holdings' London branch in January 2011. She became head of global human resources at Suntory Holdings in September 2015 and Executive Officer and head of the human resource development division in April 2016, moving back and forth between overseas business and human resources. She became CEO of Orangina Suntory France (now Suntory Beverage & Food France) in January 2020 and Senior Managing Executive Officer in January 2023.
Selection
In March 2023 she succeeded Kazuhiro Saito as Representative Director and President. Just before, she had been CEO of Orangina Suntory France and Managing Executive Officer of Suntory Holdings. In the fiscal year ended December 2022, the year before she took office, consolidated revenue was ¥1,450.4 billion and operating income ¥139.7 billion. As of March 23, 2026, the board consisted of four men and four women. The appointment appears to have matched a background spanning local management in Europe and human resources to a business mix with a high overseas share.
Initiatives
In April 2024 the vending machine operator sales business of Suntory Foods was transferred to Suntory Beverage Solution through an absorption-type company split, consolidating the vending machine business in one company. The company decided to change its trade name to Suntory Beverage & Food Limited in April 2026. Consolidated revenue grew from ¥1,591.7 billion in the FY ended December 2023, her first year, to ¥1,715.4 billion in the FY ended December 2025, and operating income from ¥141.7 billion to ¥148.7 billion.
Career
Career
Suntory
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1982 | Joined |
Suntory Spirits
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 2009 | General Manager, Overseas Division |
| Apr 2010 | Executive Officer |
| Apr 2010 | Deputy Division General Manager, Overseas Division |
Suntory Holdings Limited
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jan 2011 | General Manager, London Branch |
| Sep 2015 | General Manager, Global Human Resources Department |
| Apr 2016 | Executive Officer |
| Apr 2016 | General Manager, Human Resource Development Headquarters and General Manager, Global Human Resources Department |
| Jan 2022 | Managing Corporate Executive Officer |
| Jan 2022 | General Manager, Sustainability Management Promotion Headquarters |
Suntory Beverage & Food
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 2013 | Executive Officer |
| Apr 2013 | Deputy Division General Manager, International Division |
| Apr 2014 | General Manager, Corporate Planning Department and General Manager, Strategy Development Department |
| Apr 2017 | Managing Executive Officer |
| Apr 2017 | Deputy General Manager of Headquarters, Administration Headquarters and General Manager, Global Corporate Communication Department |
| Apr 2019 | Deputy General Manager of Headquarters, Corporate Management Headquarters, General Manager, Global HR Department, in charge of Legal and Risk Management Department |
| Jan 2020 | Orangina Suntory FranceCEO |
| Jan 2023 | Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Mar 2023 | Representative Director, President |
| Mar 2026 | Stepped down as President |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- サントリー食品インターナショナル 有価証券報告書 第17期（2025年12月期）（役員の状況）