Jan 28, 2016
Organizational and Personnel Changes
TOKYO, January 28, 2016 - Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 4519) announced today that it will make personnel changes, effective March 1 and 24, 2016, organizational and personnel changes, effective April 1, 2016.
【Details of Organizational Changes】
Effective April 1, 2016
- Marketing & Sales Div.
- A Drug Information Center is dissolved.
- Medical Affairs Div.
- Establish a Medical Information Dept. to construct the medical information system on the global standard.
- Transfer some functions to the Medical Information Dept. from the Drug Information Center, which is dissolved.
【Details of Personnel Changes】
Effective March 1, 2016
Vice President
| Name | New Responsibilities | Current Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| Toshihiko Komori | Vice President General Manager of Translational Clinical Research Div. |
Vice President General Manager of Translational Clinical Research (TCR) Div. and Department Manager of TCR Study Management Dept. |
Effective March 24, 2016
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
| Name | New Responsibilities | Current Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| Takaaki Nimura | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) | - |
- The appointment of Takaaki Nimura as an Audit & Supervisory Board Member is subject to approval at the 105th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which is scheduled to be convened on March 24, 2016.
- Michio Ishizuka is scheduled to retire from the Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) as of March 24, 2016.
Effective April 1, 2016 *Change in Japanese name only
Japanese name of Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President are changed in consideration of developing a structure to enable more flexible business execution in accordance with the management policy and strategy.
Board Members
| Name | New Responsibilities | Current Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| Yoshio Itaya | Director, Executive Vice President * CFO, General Manager of Finance Supervisory Div. In charge of IT Supervisory Div. |
Director, Executive Vice President CFO, General Manager of Finance Supervisory Div. In charge of IT Supervisory Div. |
| Yutaka Tanaka | Director, Executive Vice President * In charge of Regulatory & Quality Management, Clinical Development, Drug Safety, Medical Affairs, Translational Clinical Research |
Director, Executive Vice President In charge of Regulatory & Quality Management, Clinical Development, Drug Safety, Medical Affairs, Translational Clinical Research, Project & Lifecycle Management, Research |
Vice President
| Name | New Responsibilities | Current Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| Susumu Kato | Senior Vice President * General Manager of Marketing & Sales Div. |
Senior Vice President General Manager of Marketing & Sales Div. |
| Hitoshi Kuboniwa | Senior Vice President * In charge of Pharmaceutical Technology |
Senior Vice President In charge of Pharmaceutical Technology |
| Shinya Unno | Senior Vice President * In charge of Corporate Planning, Human Resources Supervisory Div. and Legal General Affairs and Secretarial |
Senior Vice President In charge of Corporate Planning, Human Resources Supervisory Div. and Legal General Affairs and Secretarial |
| Mitsuru Kikuchi | Senior Vice President * External Affairs |
Senior Vice President External Affairs |
| Yasushi Ito | Senior Vice President Head of Project & Lifecycle Management Unit |
Vice President Head of Project & Lifecycle Management Unit |
| Hisafumi Okabe | Senior Vice President General Manager of Research Div. |
Vice President General Manager of Research Div. |
| Mamoru Togashi | Vice President General Manager of Human Resources Supervisory Div. |
Vice President General Manager of Human Resources Supervisory Div. and General Manager of Human Resources Management Dept. |
| Tetsuya Yamaguchi | Vice President Department Manager of Business Development Dept. |
Associate Vice President Department Manager of Business Development Dept. |
| Hisanori Takanashi | Vice President General Manager of Clinical Development Div. |
Associate Vice President General Manager of Clinical Development Div. |
| Kouichi Nishikawa | Vice President Deputy General Manager of Marketing & Sales Div. and Department Manager of Marketing Planning Dept. |
Associate Vice President Deputy General Manager of Marketing & Sales Div. and Department Manager of Marketing Planning Dept. |
- Masaaki Tohaya is scheduled to retire from Executive Vice President as of March 31, 2016.
Please see the PDF file about other personnel changes.
Contact:
- For Media
- Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Media Relations Group, Corporate Communications Dept.,
- Koki Harada
- Tel: +81-3-3273-0881
- E-mail: pr@chugai-pharm.co.jp
- For Investors
- Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Investor Relations Group, Corporate Communications Dept.,
- Toshiya Sasai
- Tel: +81-3-3273-0554
- E-mail: ir@chugai-pharm.co.jp
