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Directors and Officers

Directors and Auditors

  • Yoshiki Bessho Chairman and Executive Officer

    • Apr. 1966
      Joined The Tokai Bank, Limited (current MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
    • Mar. 1970
      Joined the Company
    • Aug. 1970
      Director of the Company
    • Jan. 1973
      Managing Director of the Company
    • Dec. 1973
      Senior Director of the Company
    • Apr. 1975
      Representative Senior Director of the Company
    • Jun. 1983
      President of the Company
    • Jun. 2004
      President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
    • Apr. 2007
      Chairman and Executive Officer of the Company (current post)

  • Hiromi Miyata President and Executive Officer

    • 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 (non-director)
    • Apr. 2012
      Senior Executive Officer of the Company (non-director)
    • Jun. 2012
      Director,
      Senior Executive Officer 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
      Director,
      Vice President and Executive Officer of the Company
    • Apr.2016
      President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (current post)

  • Shigeru Asano Senior Executive Officer
    Senior General Manager of Corporate Management Headquarters
    General Manager of Corporate Planning Department
    In charge of Risk Management Department

    • 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 (non-director) of the Company
    • Apr. 2015
      Senior Executive Officer (non-director),
      Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning Headquarters,
      In charge of Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs Dept., and CSR Promotion Office of the Company
    • Jun. 2015
      Director,
      Senior Executive Officer of the Company (current post)
    • Apr.2016
      Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning Headquarters and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept.,
      In charge of Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs Dept., and CSR Promotion Office of the Company
    • Apr.2017
      Senior General Manager of Corporate Management Headquarters
      General Manager of Corporate Planning Department
      In charge of Risk Management Department (current post)

  • Masao Saito Senior Executive Officer
    Senior General Manager of Sales Headquarters

    • Apr. 1979
      Joined the Company
    • Nov. 2010
      General Manager of Tokyo Hosoital Marketing Dept. of the Company
    • Apr. 2012
      Executive Officer of the Company (non-director)
    • Apr. 2014
      Executive Officer,
      General Manager of Sales Promotion Dept. of the Company
    • Apr. 2015
      Managing Executive Officer (non-director) of the Company
    • Apr.2016
      Senior Executive Officer (non-director),
      Senior General Manager of Sales Headquarters of the Company (current post)
    • Jun.2016
      Director,
      Senior Executive Officer of the Company (current post)

  • Yoshimichi Izawa Managing Executive Officer
    Senior General Manager of Healthcare Business Headquarters
    General Manager of Pharmacy Business Department

    • Apr. 1979
      Joined the Company
    • Jun. 2001
      General Manager of Consulting Dept. of the Company
    • Jun. 2003
      General Manager of Customer Support Dept. of the Company
    • Apr. 2007
      General Manager of Pharmacy Marketing Dept. of the Company
    • Jun. 2009
      Executive Officer of the Company
    • Oct. 2009
      Executive Officer,
      General Manager of Pharmacy Planning Dpt. of the Company
    • Mar. 2011
      Executive Officer,
      General Manager of Pharmacy Supervisor Dpt. of the Company
    • Apr. 2013
      Executive Officer,
      General Manager of Pharmacy Business Management Dpt. of the Company
    • Apr. 2015
      Managing Executive Officer (non-director),
      General Manager of Pharmacy Business Management Dept. of the Company
    • Jun.2016
      Director,
      Managing Executive Officer of the Company (current post)
    • Apr.2017
      Senior General Manager of Healthcare Business Headquarters
      General Manager of Pharmacy Business Department
    • Apr.2018
      Senior General Manager of Healthcare Business Headquarters (current post)

  • Hisashi Tamura Managing Executive Officer
    Deputy Senior General Manager of Sales Headquarters
    General Manager of Sales Promotion Department

    • 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,
      General Manager of Nagoya sales Dept. of the Company
    • Apr. 2015
      Managing Executive Officer (non-director) of the Company
    • Apr. 2016
      General Manager of Sales Promotion Dpt. of the Company
    • Jun.2016
      Director,
      Managing Executive Officer of the Company (current post)
    • Apr.2017
      Deputy Senior General Manager of Sales Headquarters
      General Manager of Sales Promotion Department (current post)

  • Keisuke Ueda Outside Director

    • Oct. 1962
      Joined Goryoda Motoo Certified Public
      Accountant Office
    • Apr. 1966
      Registered as a Certified Public Accountant
    • Dec. 1968
      Joined Marunouchi & Co. (current Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)
    • Apr. 2006
      Founded Ueda Keisuke Certified Public Accountant Office
    • Jun. 2012
      Outside Director of the Company (current post)

  • Toshiaki Iwatani Outside Director

    • 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 (current post)
    • Apr. 2013
      Visiting Professor, Osaka University Law School (current post)
    • May. 2013
      Specially Appointed Professor, Osaka University Intellectual Property Center (now Osaka University Intellectual Property and Legal Practice Center) (current post)
    • Jun. 2015
      Outside Director of the Company (current post)
    • Jan. 2018
      Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University (current post)

  • Yasunori Usui Outside Director

    • Apr. 1976
      Joined Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labor 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
      Vice President of Japan Pension Service
    • Dec. 2013
      Retired from Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
    • Dec. 2015
      Retired from Vice President's post of Japan Pension Service
    • Jun. 2016
      Outside Director of the Company (current post)

  • Masahiko Ima Audit & Supervisory Board Member

    • Mar. 1976
      Joined the Company
    • Jun. 2003
      General Manager, Distribution Dept.
    • Jun. 2006
      Executive Officer
    • Jun. 2014
      Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current post)

  • Noriyuki Takeda Audit & Supervisory Board Member

    • Apr. 1982
      Joined the Company
    • Nov. 2010
      Regional Sales Manager of Tokyo-Tama Sales Dept. of the Company
    • Jun. 2012
      President, Suzuken Okinawa Yakuhin Co., Ltd.
    • Oct. 2014
      General Manager of CSR Promotion Office of the Company
    • Feb. 2017
      General Manager of Risk Management Dept. of the Company
    • Jun. 2017
      Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current post)

  • Tatsuya Inoue Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

    • Jan. 1980
      Joined Inoue Akio Tax Accountant Office
    • Oct. 1982
      Joined Marunouchi & Co. (current Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)
    • Apr. 1986
      Registered as a Certified public Accountant
    • Jul. 1989
      Founded Inoue Tatsuya Certified Public Accountant Office
    • Jun. 2010
      Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Suzuken Co., Ltd. (current post)

  • Toru Muranaka Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

    • Apr. 1995
      Registered as an Attorney
      Joined Daiichi Law Office, P.C.
    • Dec. 2007
      Partner, Daiichi Law Office (current post)
    • May 2014
      Outside Corporate Auditor, FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (current post)
    • Jun. 2015
      Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Suzuken Co., Ltd. (current post)

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