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Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Announces Appointments of Directors and Corporate Officers

Listed Company Name: Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Co., Ltd. 
Representative: Haruo Naito 
Representative Corporate Officer and CEO 
Securities Code: 4523

Stock Exchange Listings: Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Inquiries: Sayoko Sasaki
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Phone +81-3-3817-5120

 

 

Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Co., Ltd. announced today that the following Directors and Corporate Officers for FY2024 were appointed by resolutions at the 112th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and subsequent Board of Directors meeting held today.

 

I. Directors (*Outside Directors)

1. Board of Directors 

Chair of the Board of Directors Fumihiko Ike*
Director Haruo Naito
Director Yumiko Miwa*
Director Yoshiteru Kato
Director Ryota Miura*
Director Hiroyuki Kato
Director Richard Thornley*
Director Toru Moriyama*
Director Yuko Yasuda*
Director Takuji Kanai*
Director Kenta Takahashi

2. Nomination Committee 

Chair Toru Moriyama*
Member Richard Thornley*
Member Yuko Yasuda*

3. Audit Committee 

Chair Takuji Kanai*
Member Yumiko Miwa*
Member Yoshiteru Kato
Member Ryota Miura*
Member Kenta Takahashi

4. Compensation Committee 

Chair Richard Thornley*
Member Toru Moriyama*
Member Yuko Yasuda*

The hhc Governance Committee consists of all 7 Outside Directors. Fumihiko Ike was selected as Chair by a vote of the Committee.

 

II. Corporate Officers

New ResponsibilityNameCurrent Responsibility

Representative Corporate Officer

CEO
Haruo Naito

As on the left

Representative Corporate Officer

Industry Affairs, China Business, Internal Audit

Yasushi Okada

Representative Corporate Officer and COO

Industry Affairs, China Business, Data Integrity

Representative Corporate Officer

Executive Vice President

COO, Chief Growth Officer

Keisuke Naito

Senior Vice President

Chief Strategy and Planning Officer, Chief Ecosystem Officer, Global Alzheimer's Disease Officer

Executive Vice President

Chief Strategy and Planning Officer

Terushige Iike

Executive Vice President

Japan Business

Senior Vice President

President, EMEA Region

Chairman & CEO, Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Europe Ltd.

Gary Hendler

As on the left

Senior Vice President

President, Americas Region

Chairman & CEO, Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Inc.

Tatsuyuki Yasuno

As on the left

Senior Vice President

President, Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ China Holdings Ltd.

Yanhui Feng

As on the left

Senior Vice President

Chief Government Relations Officer,

Chief IR Officer

Masatomi Akana

Senior Vice President

Chief Government Relations Officer, Chief IR Officer,

Global Value & Access, General Affairs, Environmental and Safety Affairs, Japan Subsidiaries

Senior Vice President

Chief Scientific Officer, Japan Medical, Safety

Takashi Owa

Senior Vice President

Chief Scientific Officer, Japan and Asia Medical, Safety

Vice President

Chief Clinical Officer

Lynn Kramer

As on the left

Vice President

Corporate Communications, Sustainability

Sayoko Sasaki

Vice President

Corporate Communications, ESG

Vice President

President, Asia and Latin America Region,

API Solutions

Shohei Kanazawa

As on the left

Vice President

Chief Portfolio Officer,

Japan/Asia Filing and Registration,

Chief Quality Officer, Japan Regulatory Affairs

Akiko Nakahama

As on the left

Vice President

President, Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Demand Chain Systems

Kazuhiko Tamura

As on the left

Vice President

Chief HR Officer, General Affairs,

Japan Subsidiaries

Teruyuki Masaka

Vice President

Chief HR Officer

Vice President

New Supply Chain Strategy

Mitsuo Kosaka

As on the left

Vice President

Corporate Strategy

Shin Ujiie

As on the left

Vice President

Business Development and Global Alliance

Toshitaka Asano

Vice President

Head of Corporate Planning and Business Development HQs

Vice President

Chief Financial Officer

Mitsuru Shomon

As on the left

Vice President

Chief Information Officer

Makoto Hoketsu

As on the left

Vice President,

General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Intellectual property, Internal Control

Shin Kato

Officer, Head of Legal Department

NOTE: Representative Corporate Officer and CEO Haruo Naito will also serve concurrently as a Director.