Maiko Mori is an experienced executive at Ajinomoto, currently serving as Executive Officer and General Manager of the Europe & Africa Division, as well as President of Ajinomoto Europe S.A.S. In April 2023, she also held the roles of Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of the Food Products Division, and General Manager of the Quick Nourishment Department.

Previously, Mori was the General Manager of the Quick Nourishment Department, Director of the Health Value Development Center at the Food Research Institute, and General Manager of the AminoIndex Department. She started at Ajinomoto in 1995 and later worked as a Guest Researcher at Karolinska Institutet. In 2013, she became Director of the Amino Acid Function Research Group at the Innovation Institute.