Directors & Officers
As of April 1, 2022
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 Supervisory responsibility for Corporate Planning, Partnering, External Affairs and Audit In charge of Corporate Planning Dept., External Affairs Dept., and Audit Dept.
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Dr. Hisafumi YamadaDirector, Executive Vice President Supervisory responsibility for Project & Lifecycle Management (R&D), Research, Translational Research, Clinical Development and Pharmaceutical Technology
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Toshiaki ItagakiDirector, Executive Vice President & CFO Supervisory responsibility for Finance & Accounting, Corporate Communication and Purchasing Head of Finance Supervisory Div.
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Masayuki Oku
Outside Director of Rengo Co., Ltd. Outside Director of The Royal Hotel, Ltd. Outside Director of TV TOKYO Holdings Corporation Non-Executive Director of The Bank of East Asia
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Yoichiro Ichimaru Outside Director of Seino Holdings Co., Ltd.
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Dr. Mariko Y Momoi
Professor Emeritus of Jichi Medical University Visiting Professor of School of Medicine, Shinshu University Regent of Tokyo Medical University (part-time)
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Dr. Christoph Franz
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Roche Holding Ltd. Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. (Switzerland) Member of the Board of Directors of Stadler Rail Ltd. (Switzerland)
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William N. Anderson
CEO of Roche Pharmaceuticals and Member of the Roche Corporate Executive Committee
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Dr. James H. Sabry
Global Head of Roche Pharma Partnering and Member of the Roche Enlarged Corporate Executive Committee
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Audit & Supervisory Board Members
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Atsushi Sato
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time)
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Dr. Yoshiaki Ohashi
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time)
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Takaaki NimuraRepresentative of Nimura Certified Public Accountant Office
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Dr. Yuko MaedaDirector, CellBank Corp. External Director, Kosé Corporation Auditor (part-time), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology Executive Vice President (part-time), Kyushu University
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Kenichi Masuda
Partner of Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune Outside Director of Bridgestone Corporation Outside Corporate Auditor of LIFENET INSURANCE COMPANY Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Mercuria Investment Co.,Ltd. Visiting Professor of School of Law, The University of Tokyo
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Executive Officers
- Tetsuya Yamaguchi
- Executive Vice President
Supervisory responsibility for Project & Lifecycle Management (Marketing), Drug Safety, Medical Affairs and Foundation Medicine
Head of Project & Lifecycle Management Unit - Junichi Ebihara
- Executive Vice President
Supervisory responsibility for Legal, Intellectual Property, General Affairs, Risk Management, Compliance and Quality & Regulatory Compliance
In charge of Legal Dept., Intellectual Property Dept., and General Affairs Dept. - Shinji Hidaka
- Executive Vice President
Supervisory responsibility for Marketing & Sales
Head of Marketing & Sales Div. - Yoshiyuki Yano
- Executive Vice President
Supervisory responsibility for Human Resource Management and EHS
Head of Human Resources Management Dept.
In charge of Sustainability Dept. - Satoko Shisai
- Executive Vice President
Supervisory responsibility for Digital Transformation
Head of Digital Transformation Unit - Mark Noguchi
- Senior Vice President
Head of Partnering Dept. - Dr. Minoru Watanabe
- Vice President
Head of Drug Safety Div and Head of Foundation Medicine Unit - Dr. Junichi Nezu
- Vice President
Head of R&D Portfolio Management Dept. of Project & Lifecycle Management Unit - Tsukasa Kusano
- Vice President
Head of Clinical Development Div. - Dr. Kaori Ouchi
- Vice President
Head of Medical Affairs Div. - Shinya Takuma
- Vice President
Head of Pharmaceutical Technology Div. and Chugai Pharma Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (President) - Dr. Hitoshi Iikura
- Vice President
Head of Research Div. - Masayoshi Higuchi
- Vice President
Head of Quality & Regulatory Compliance Unit