Masahito Kikumoto

President
Age International, Inc.
Frankfort, KY

(IBEAR 10)

Prior to his current role at Age International, Inc., a major spirits company that produces Blanton’s bourbon, Masahito served as the Senior Acting Manager at Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd. in Kyoto. He worked for 10 years at Marukan Vinegar Co., where he was the Managing Director in Kobe, Japan. He also had the role of Executive Vice President and General Manager in the Marukan Vinegar (USA) Los Angeles office. Masahito previously worked in various positions at Kawasho International (USA) Inc. in New York and in San Francisco. Masahito also worked for about five years at Kawasho Corporation, a steel products company, in their U.S. real estate development and logistics and export in Tokyo. He also apprenticed after his IBEAR MBA Program at Cushman and Wakefield in Los Angeles.