Directors and Officers

Directors (as of June 29, 2023)

  • President and Representative Director CEO

    Terukazu Kato

    brief personal record

    President and Representative Director CEO

    Terukazu KatoAugust 26, 1963

    President and Representative Director CEO

    Terukazu KatoAugust 26, 1963

    1986

    Joined the Company

    2001

    President and Representative Director, TSUMURA USA, INC.
    President and Representative Director, Pacific Marketing Alliance, Inc.

    2011

    Director and Executive Officer of the Company, Head of Corporate Communications Department

    2012

    Director and Executive Officer of the Company, Head of Corporate Communications Department

    2019

    President and Representative Director CEO of the Company (incumbent)

    Year of assumption of the post of Director: 2011
    Number of shares in the Company held: 38,200 shares (as of March 31, 2023)

  • Director Co-COO

    Kei Sugii

    brief personal record

    Director Co-COO

    Kei SugiiDecember 16, 1969

    Director Co-COO

    Kei SugiiDecember 16, 1969

    1994

    Joined Mitsubishi Petrochemical Engineering Corporation (currently Mitsubishi Chemical Engineering Corporation)

    2006

    Joined Accenture Japan Ltd.

    2009

    Joined the Company

    2013

    Head of Logistics Planning Department

    2016

    Head of SCM Planning Department

    2017

    General Manager of the Company, CEO of SHENZHEN TSUMURA MEDICINE CO., LTD.

    2018

    General Manager of the Company, Chairman and CEO of SHENZHEN TSUMURA MEDICINE CO., LTD.

    2020

    Executive Officer, Production Division General Manager of the Company

    2022

    Director Co-COO (incumbent)

    Year of assumption of the post of Director: 2022
    Number of shares in the Company held: 4,100 shares (as of March 31, 2023)

  • Director CFO

    Muneki Handa

    brief personal record

    Director CFO

    Muneki HandaJuly 7, 1962

    Director CFO

    Muneki HandaJuly 7, 1962

    1985

    Joined The Mitsubishi Bank, Limited (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.)

    2014

    Executive Officer of The Bank of TokyoMitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.) General Manager, Loan Department

    2016

    President, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd.

    2019

    Director and Managing Executive Officer, CFO of the Company

    2021

    Director CFO of the Company (incumbent)

    Year of assumption of the post of Director: 2019
    Number of shares in the Company held: 8,000 shares (as of March 31, 2023)

  • Director (Outside Director)

    Hiroshi Miyake

    brief personal record

    Director (Outside Director)

    Hiroshi MiyakeAugust 4, 1949

    Director (Outside Director)

    Hiroshi MiyakeAugust 4, 1949

    1973

    Joined Mitsubishi Corporation

    2005

    Senior Vice President, Mitsubishi Corporation, President, Mitsubishi International GmbH, and Deputy Regional CEO for Europe

    2010

    Senior Managing Executive Officer, Tokushu Tokai Paper Co., Ltd.

    2015

    Representative Director and Vice President, Tokushu Tokai Paper Co., Ltd.

    2018

    Outside Director of TSUMURA & CO. (incumbent)

    Year of assumption of the post of Director: 2018
    Number of shares in the Company held: 2,500 shares (as of March 31, 2023)

  • Director (Outside Director)

    Tadashi Okada

    brief personal record

    Director (Outside Director)

    Tadashi OkadaMay 1, 1956

    Director (Outside Director)

    Tadashi OkadaMay 1, 1956

    1979

    Joined Komatsu Ltd.

    2003

    Vice President of Komatsu (China) Ltd.

    2014

    Senior Executive Officer, Supervising Corporate Communications, CSR, General Affairs, and Compliance, Komatsu Ltd.

    2017

    Representative Director and Chairman of QUALICA Inc.

    2020

    Outside Director of TSUMURA & CO. (incumbent)

    Year of assumption of the post of Director: 2020
    Number of shares in the Company held: 400 shares (as of March 31, 2023)

  • Director (Outside Director)

    Ryohei Yanagi

    brief personal record

    Director (Outside Director)

    Ryohei YanagiJuly 6, 1962

    Director (Outside Director)

    Ryohei YanagiJuly 6, 1962

    1985

    Joined The Saitama Bank, Ltd. (The Asahi Bank, Ltd., currently Resona Bank, Limited)

    2003

    Joined Eisai Co., Ltd.

    2007

    General Manager of the Finance Dept., Eisai Co., Ltd.

    2009

    Rejoined Eisai Co., Ltd., General Manager of the IR Dept.

    2019

    Executive Vice President & CFO, Eisai Co., Ltd.

    2022

    Visiting professor of Waseda University, Graduate School of Accountancy (incumbent)
    Senior Advisor, Eisai Co., Ltd. (incumbent)
    Executive Advisor, ABeam Consulting Ltd. (incumbent)
    Deputy President, M&G Investments Japan Co., Ltd. (incumbent)

    2023

    Outside Director of TSUMURA & CO. (incumbent)

    Year of assumption of the post of Director: 2023
    Number of shares in the Company held: 0 shares (as of March 31, 2023)

  • Director and Full-Time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

    Tomihiro Nagafuchi

    brief personal record

    Director and Full-Time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

    Tomihiro NagafuchiSeptember 25, 1964

    Director and Full-Time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

    Tomihiro NagafuchiSeptember 25, 1964

    1987

    Joined the Company

    2014

    Head of the Internal Auditing Department, TSUMURA & CO.

    2023

    General Manager, TSUMURA & CO. (incumbent)

    Year of assumption of the post of Director: 2023
    Number of shares in the Company held: 2,700 shares (as of March 31, 2023)

  • Director (Outside Director) and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

    Mitsutoshi Matsushita

    brief personal record

    Director (Outside Director) and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

    Mitsutoshi MatsushitaOctober 3, 1970

    Director (Outside Director) and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

    Mitsutoshi MatsushitaOctober 3, 1970

    1997

    Registered as lawyer and joined Kajitani Law Offices (incumbent)

    2016

    Outside Auditor of Pacific Systems Corporation (incumbent)

    2017

    Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of TSUMURA & CO. (incumbent)

    Year of assumption of the post of Director: 2017
    Number of shares in the Company held: 2,600 shares (as of March 31, 2023)

  • Director (Outside Director) and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

    Akemi Mochizuki

    brief personal record

    Director (Outside Director) and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

    Akemi MochizukiJune 10, 1954

    Director (Outside Director) and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

    Akemi MochizukiJune 10, 1954

    1984

    Joined Aoyama Audit Corporation

    1988

    Registered as certified public accountant

    2018

    Independent Director and Audit Committee Member of NSK Ltd. (incumbent)

    2018

    Partner, Akahoshi Audit Corporation (incumbent)

    2019

    Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of TSUMURA & CO.

    2021

    Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member of Asahi Kasei Corporation (incumbent)

    2022

    Statutory Auditor (part-time), SBI Holdings, Inc.

    Year of assumption of the post of Director: 2019
    Number of shares in the Company held: 1,900 shares (as of March 31, 2023)

Executive Officers (as of April 1, 2023)

Terukazu Kato

CEO in charge of External Affairs Research Office and Internal Auditing Department

Kei Sugii

Co-COO in charge of Corporate Communications Department and Sustainability Promotion OfficeCo-COO in charge of Corporate Communications Department and Sustainability Promotion Office

Koin Toda

Co-COO (General Representative for China) in charge of China Business Management Office and Crude Drug Division

Muneki Handa

CFO in charge of Corporate Planning Department, Accounting Department and Information Technology Department

Susumu Adachi

CHRO in charge of Human Resources Department

Yukinori Sorata

Executive Officer, General Manager of Prescription Pharmaceutical Sales Division

Hiroshi Hoshi

Executive Officer, General Manager, Legal / Compliance Control Department, in charge of General Affairs Department

Koji Endo

Executive Officer, General Manager, Kampo Scientific Strategies Division

Akihito Konda

Executive Officer, General Manager of Kampo Research and Development Division in charge of International Pharmaceutical Research & Development Division

Mitsutoshi Yuzurihara

Executive Officer, General Manager, Quality & Safety Management Division

Shoichi Kumagai

Executive Officer, General Manager, Production Division

Tadahiro Abe

Executive Officer, General Manager, Healthcare Division

Zhang Liqing

Executive Officer, supervising production in operations in China

Yoshiharu Watanabe

Executive Officer

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