Directors and Officers

Directors and Officers

Hiromi Miyata

Chairman and Executive Officer

Apr.24,1960

Apr. 1984 Joined the Company
Jun. 2006 General Manager of Logistics Dept. of the Company
Jun. 2008 Executive Officer of the Company
Apr. 2009 Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of the Company
Apr. 2011 Managing Executive Officer of the Company
Apr. 2012 Senior Executive Officer of the Company
Jun. 2012 Director of the Company
Apr. 2013 Director, Senior Executive Officer, Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning Headquarters,General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of the Company
Apr. 2014 Director, Senior Executive Officer, Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning Headquarters of the Company
Apr. 2015 Executive Vice President of the Company
Apr. 2016 President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
Apr. 2022 Chairman and Executive Officer of the Company (current post)

Shigeru Asano

President and Chief Executive Officer

Aug.4,1966

Apr. 1990 Joined the Company
Mar. 2005 Representative Director and President of Collabo-Create Co., Ltd.(current S.D.Collabo Co.,Ltd.)
Jun. 2009 Executive Officer of the Company
Jul. 2010 Executive Officer,Senior General Manager of SCM Headquarters of the Company
Apr. 2012 Managing Executive Officer of the Company
Apr. 2015 Senior Executive Officer,Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning Headquarters,In charge of Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs Dept., and CSR Promotion Office of the Company
Jun. 2015 Director of the Company
Apr. 2017 Executive Managing Director, Senior General Manager of Corporate Management Headquarters and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept.,In charge of Risk Management Dept. of the Company
Apr. 2019 Executive Vice President, Senior General Manager of Corporate Management Headquarters, In charge of Risk Management and Pharmaceutical Affairs of the Company
Apr. 2020 Executive Vice President, Senior General Manager of Corporate Management Headquarters
Apr. 2021 Representative Director of the Company (current post)
Apr. 2022 President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (current post)

Hirofumi Tanaka

Executive Managing Director
Senior General Manager of Healthcare Distribution
Business Headquarters

Jan.31,1963

Apr. 1985 Joined the Company
Oct. 2008 Sales Manager of Kanazawa Sales Dept. of the Company
Jul. 2010 General Manager of Area Logistics Dept. of the Company
Mar. 2012 Representative Director and President of S.D. Next Co., Ltd. (current S.D. Collabo Co., Ltd.)
Apr. 2014 Executive Officer of the Company
Apr. 2015 Executive Officer, Senior General Manager of SCM Headquarters of the Company
Apr. 2017 Executive Officer, Deputy Senior General Manager of Sales Planning Dept. of the Company
Apr. 2018 Managing Executive Officer of the Company
Apr. 2020 Senior General Manager of Healthcare Business Headquarters of the Company
Jun. 2020 Director of the Company
Apr. 2021 Senior General Manager of Healthcare Business Headquarters of the Company Business Planning Dept. of the Company
Jun. 2021 Resigned from Director of the Company
Oct. 2021 Deputy Senior General Manager of Wholesale Business Headquarters and General Manager of Product Strategy Management Dept. of the Company
Apr. 2022 Senior Executive Officer, Senior General Manager of Healthcare Distribution Business Headquarters of the Company
Apr. 2023 Senior General Manager of Healthcare Distribution Business Headquarters (current post)
Jun. 2023 Executive Managing Director, Senior General Manager of Healthcare Distribution Business Headquarters of the Company (current post)

Chie Takahashi

Director, Senior Executive Officer
Senior General Manager of Healthcare Solutions Business
Headquarters and General Manager of Solutions Business
Planning Dept.

Aug.17,1967

Apr. 2000 Joined the Company
Apr. 2015 General Manager of Pharmaceutical Dept. of the Company
Feb. 2017 General Manager of Corporate Communications Dept. of the Company
Feb. 2019 General Manager of Pharmaceutical Affairs Supervisory Office of the Company
Apr. 2020 Executive Officer, In charge of Pharmaceutical Affairs, Internal Control, and Audit, and General Manager of Pharmaceutical Affairs Supervisory Office of the Company
Jun. 2020 Director of the Company (current post)
Apr. 2023 Senior Executive Officer, Senior General Manager of Healthcare Solutions Business Headquarters,and General Manager of Solutions Business Planning Dept. of the Company
Jan. 2023 Senior Executive Officer, Senior General Manager of Healthcare and Nursing Care Support Business Headquarters,and General Manager of Solutions Business Planning Dept. of the Company
Apr. 2024 Senior Executive Officer, Senior General Manager of Healthcare and Nursing Care Support Business Headquarters,and General Manager of Business Planning Dept. of the Company (current post)

Yasunori Usui

Outside Director

Nov.3,1953

Apr. 1976 Joined Ministry of Health and Welfare (current Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
Sep. 2006 Director-General for Policy Planning and Evaluation (for Social Security) of Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
Jul. 2008 Director-General of General Affairs Department of Social Insurance Agency, Director-General of Japan Pension Service Preparatory Office
Jan. 2010 Executive Vice President of Japan Pension Service
Dec. 2013 Retired from Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Dec. 2015 Retired from Executive Vice President of Japan Pension Service
Jun. 2016 Outside Director of the Company (current post)

Shunichi Samura

Outside Director

Jan.31,1946

Mar. 1969 Joined Matsuzakaya Co., Ltd. (current Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co. Ltd.)
May. 1999 Director, General Manager of Nagoya Division and Nagoya Store Manager of Matsuzakaya Co., Ltd.
May. 2002 Representative Director, General Manager of Nagoya Division and Nagoya Store Manager of Matsuzakaya Co., Ltd.
May. 2006 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer of Matsuzakaya Co., Ltd.
Sep. 2006 Representative Director and President of Matsuzakaya Holdings Co., Ltd. (current J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd.)
Sep. 2007 Director of J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd.
Mar. 2010 Representative Director and President of J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2013 Representative Director and Chairman of J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2016 Outside Director of Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (current post)
Jun. 2020 Special Advisor of J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (current post)
Jun. 2021 Outside Director of the Company (current post)

Hisashi Tamura

Director
(Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Oct.26,1960

Apr. 1984 Joined the Company
Jul. 2010 General Manager of Mie Sales Dept. of the Company
Apr. 2012 Executive Officer of the Company
Apr. 2014 Executive Officer, Sales Manager of Nagoya Sales Dept. of the Company
Apr. 2015 Managing Executive Officer of the Company
Apr. 2016 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Promotion Dept. of the Company
Jun. 2016 Director of the Company (current post)
Apr. 2017 Managing Executive Officer, Deputy Senior General Manager of Sales Headquarters and General Manager of Sales Promotion Dept. of the Company
Apr. 2020 Executive Managing Director, Senior General Manager of Wholesale Business Headquarters of the Company
Apr. 2022 Executive Managing Director, Senior General Manager of Corporate Management Headquarters of the Company
Apr. 2023 Executive Managing Director and Assistant to President of the Company (current post)

Toshiaki Iwatani

Outside Director
(Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Jan.20,1962

Apr. 1992 Registered as an Attorney Joined Ushida/Shirahase Law Office
Jun. 1994 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
Oct. 2000 Founded Aska Law Offices (current post)
Apr. 2009 Professor, Konan University Law School
Apr. 2013 Visiting Professor, Osaka University Law School
May. 2013 Specially Appointed Professor, Intellectual Property Center (current Intellectual Property and Legal Practice Center), Osaka University
Jun. 2015 Outside Director of the Company
Jun. 2021 Outside Director of the Company (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current post)
Apr. 2022 Visiting Professor, Osaka University Law School (current post)

Takeshi Ogasawara

Outside Director
(Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Aug.1,1953

Apr. 1977 Joined The Tokai Bank, Limited (current MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
Jan. 2006 Executive Officer in charge of Corporate Risk Management Division of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (current MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
Jun. 2008 Managing Director of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
May. 2011 Senior Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
Jun. 2012 Deputy President and Head of Central Region of Japan of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
Jun. 2016 Full-time Advisor of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
Jun. 2017 Representative Director and Chairman of Misonoza Inc. (current post)
Jun. 2018 Advisor of MUFG Bank, Ltd. (current post)
May. 2020 Outside Director of Takihyo Co., Ltd. (current post)
Jun. 2021 Outside Director of the Company (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current post)
Aug. 2022 Outside Director of WOOD FRIENDS Co., Ltd. (current post)

Toshimichi Kondo

Outside Director
(Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Feb.3,1955

Sep. 1979 Joined Marunouchi & Co. (current Deloitte ToucheTohmatsu LLC)
Mar. 1983 Registered as a Certified Public Accountant
Jan. 1985 Resigned from Marunouchi & Co.Established Kondo Toshimichi Accounting Office (current Big Bang Group Tax Corporation) (current post) Registered as a Tax Accountant
Jun. 2023 Outside Director, Suzuken Co., Ltd. (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current post)