Ms. Horiuchi has been working for Syngenta Japan, one of the world’s largest agribusiness companies, as a marketer since 2009. Before joining Syngenta, she worked for Sapporo Breweries, Ltd. as a marketer and salesperson, during which time she spent eighteen months as a horticultural therapist for an NPO in the US. Following this experience, Ms. Horiuchi launched a project as part of Sapporo’s CSR strategy to encourage people with developmental disabilities to work in the community doing landscaping tasks at Sapporo’s sites.

She graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University and holds an MBA from GLOBIS University.