Directors & Officers
As of March 26, 2026
OutsideOutside Director
IndependentIndependent officer pursuant to Article 436-2 of the regulations of Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Directors
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Dr. Osamu OkudaRepresentative Director, President & CEO In charge of Audit Department
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Iwaaki TaniguchiDirector, Executive Vice President & CFO Head of Finance Supervisory Division
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Dr. Hitoshi IikuraDirector, Executive Vice President Head of Corporate Planning Dept. In charge of ASPIRE Transformation Dept.
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OutsideIndependent
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Dr. Fumio Tateishi
Honorary Advisor of OMRON Corporation
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OutsideIndependent
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Hideo Teramoto
President of Dai-ichi Life Research Institute, Inc. Outside Director of Imperial Hotel, Ltd.
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Dr. Kinuko Mitani
Emeritus Professor & Specially Appointed Professor Department of Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University Councilor (Part-time), Tokyo Medical University
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Dr. Thomas Schinecker
Roche Group, CEO
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Teresa A. Graham
CEO of Roche Pharmaceuticals Member of the Roche Corporate Executive Committee
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Boris L. Zaïtra
Head of Corporate Business Development of Roche Member of the enlarged Corporate Executive Committee
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Audit & Supervisory Board Members
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Dr. Shigehiro Yamada
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time)
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Masayoshi Higuchi
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time)
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OutsideIndependent |
Kenichi Masuda
Partner of Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune Outside Director of Bridgestone Corporation Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of Mercuria Holdings Co., Ltd.
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Yumiko Waseda
Partner Attorney-at-Law/Partner Patent Attorney, Tokyo Roppongi Law and Patent Office Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of IHI Corporation Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of SCSK Corporation
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Mami Yunoki
Representative of Mami Yunoki Certified Public Accountant Office Outside Director (Member of the Board) of Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Outside Director (Member of the Board) of ORIX Corporation
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Executive Officers
- Shinji Hidaka
- Executive Vice President
Supervisory responsibility for Marketing & Sales, Drug Safety, Medical Affairs, PHC Solution and Special Mission for Overseas Marketing - Yoshiyuki Yano
- Executive Vice President
Supervisory responsibility for Human Resource Management and ESG
In charge of Human Resources Management Dept. and ESG Dept. - Tsukasa Kusano
- Executive Vice President
Supervisory responsibility for Project & Lifecycle Management
Head of Project & Lifecycle Management Unit - Dr. Kaori Ouchi
- Executive Vice President
Supervisory responsibility for Quality & Regulatory Compliance, Pharmaceutical Technology and Manufacturing Technology - Norihisa Onozawa
- Executive Vice President
Supervisory responsibility for Digital Transformation, Partnering and Special Mission for CVF.
In charge of Partnering Dept. - Shoko Kimijima
- Executive Vice President
Supervisory responsibility for Legal, Intellectual Property, Risk Management and Compliance.
In charge of Legal Dept., Intellectual Property Dept. and Risk & Compliance Dept. - Shinya Takuma
- Vice President
Head of Manufacturing Technology Div. - Naoya Fujihara
- Vice President
In charge of External Affairs Dept. - Dr. Tomoyuki Igawa
- Vice President
Head of Research Div.






