TOKYO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The head of Suntory Holdings Ltd, Takeshi Niinami, said on Tuesday he expects next the Bank of Japan governor to show a clear roadmap including criteria for ending its yield-curve control (YCC) policy.

Niinami, an influential leader who is expected to become the next chairman of business lobby Keizai Doyukai in April, also told Reuters that he wants to keep increasing wages for Suntory employees as long as cost of living continues to rise, in a bid to help their lives and to activate private-sector-led economic growth. (Reporting by Mariko Katsumura Editing by Shri Navaratnam)