Directors and Officers

Directors (as of June 26, 2026)

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

    2006

    Head of Public Relations Department, TSUMURA & CO.

    2007

    General Manager, Head of Corporate Communications Department, TSUMURA & CO.

    2011

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

    2012

    President and Representative Director of the Company

    2015

    President and Representative Director and President and Executive Officer, TSUMURA & CO.

    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:49,300 shares【as of March 31, 2026】

  • Representative Director COO

    Kei Sugii

    brief personal record

    Representative Director COO

    Kei SugiiDecember 16, 1969

    Representative Director 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

    2026

    Representative Director COO and President, Prescription Pharmaceuticals Company, TSUMURA & CO. (incumbent)

    Year of assumption of the post of Director: 2022
    Number of shares in the Company held:10,900 shares【as of March 31, 2026】

  • Director CTO

    Akihito Konda

    brief personal record

    Director CTO

    Akihito KondaAugust 6, 1969

    Director CTO

    Akihito KondaAugust 6, 1969

    1992

    Joined the Company

    2010

    General Manager of First Hospital Sales Department, Tokyo Regional Branch, Sales & Marketing Division, TSUMURA & CO.

    2013

    General Manager of Therapeutic Area Promotion Department, Kampo Scientific Strategies Division, TSUMURA & CO.

    2017

    General Manager, Head of Kampo Scientific Strategies Division, TSUMURA & CO.

    2020

    Executive Officer, Head of Kampo Research & Development Division, Supervising the International Pharmaceutical Research & Development Division and Kampo Scientific Strategies Division, TSUMURA & CO.

    2024

    Executive Officer, Head of Research & Development Division, Supervising the International Pharmaceutical Research & Development Division and Marketing Division, TSUMURA & CO.

    2025

    CTO and Head of Research & Development Division, TSUMURA & CO.

    2026

    Director CTO and Head of Research & Development Division, Research & Development Unit, Prescription Pharmaceuticals Company, TSUMURA & CO. (incumbent)

    Year of assumption of the post of Director: 2026
    Number of shares in the Company held:6,200 shares【as of March 31, 2026】

  • 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.

    2006

    General Manager of Corporate Communications Department, Komatsu Ltd.

    2007

    Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Communications Department, Komatsu Ltd.

    2008

    Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Division, Komatsu Ltd.

    2009

    Executive Officer, Vice President of Industrial Machinery General Headquarters, Komatsu Ltd.

    2011

    Senior Executive Officer, President of Industrial Machinery Division, Komatsu Ltd.

    2014

    Senior Executive Officer, Supervising Corporate Communications, CSR, General Affairs, and Compliance of 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:1,500 shares【as of March 31, 2026】

  • Director (Outside Director)

    Mariko Eguchi

    brief personal record

    Director (Outside Director)

    Mariko EguchiMarch 13, 1966

    Director (Outside Director)

    Mariko EguchiMarch 13, 1966

    1988

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

    1999

    Joined Nikko Salomon Smith Barney Limited (currently Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.) Vice President, Investment Banking Division

    2006

    Joined UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd., Director of Investment Banking

    2008

    Director, Public Relations Division (Corporate Communications & Branding), UBS Group

    2019

    Joined LaSalle Investment Management, Inc. Director, Asia Pacific Public Relations Division

    2020

    Joined Aflac Life Insurance Japan Ltd. Executive Officer, Public Relations Department, Office for the Promotion of Social and Public Activities

    2024

    Advisor, Aflac Life Insurance Japan Ltd. (incumbent)

    2025

    Outside Director, SIGMAXYZ Holdings Inc. (incumbent)

    2025

    Outside Director of TSUMURA & CO. (incumbent)

    Year of assumption of the post of Director: 2025
    Number of shares in the Company held:200 shares【as of March 31, 2026】

  • Director (Outside Director)

    Junichiro Nakatsuka

    brief personal record

    Director (Outside Director)

    Junichiro NakatsukaNovember 9, 1963

    Director (Outside Director)

    Junichiro NakatsukaNovember 9, 1963

    1986

    Joined Mitsubishi Corporation

    2012

    Sales General Manager, Power Systems Export Unit, Mitsubishi Corporation

    2014

    General Manager, Power Systems International Department, Mitsubishi Corporation

    2017

    President, Mitsubishi Corporation (Shanghai) Ltd.

    2021

    Chief Representative for China, President, Mitsubishi Corporation China Co., Ltd.

    2023

    President & CEO, Mitsubishi Corporation Machinery, Inc.

    2025

    Director, JEE POWER Co., Ltd.(incumbent)

    2026

    Outside Director of TSUMURA & CO. (incumbent)

    Year of assumption of the post of Director: 2026
    Number of shares in the Company held:400 shares【as of March 31, 2026】

  • Director (Outside Director)

    Kaipin Kui

    brief personal record

    Director (Outside Director)

    Kaipin KuiAugust 28, 1984

    Director (Outside Director)

    Kaipin KuiAugust 28, 1984

    2012

    Joined Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.

    2016

    Joined China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings) Limited

    2018

    Assistant General Manager, China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings) Limited

    2021

    Deputy General Manager, China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings) Limited (incumbent)

    2026

    Outside Director of TSUMURA & CO. (incumbent)

    Year of assumption of the post of Director: 2026
    Number of shares in the Company held:0 shares【as of March 31, 2026】

  • 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:3,620 shares【as of March 31, 2026】

  • 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 at Akahoshi Audit Corporation

    2019

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

    2021

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

    2022

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

    Year of assumption of the post of Director: 2019
    Number of shares in the Company held:4,500 shares【as of March 31, 2026】

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

    Chieko Tsuchiya

    brief personal record

    Director (Outside Director) and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

    Chieko TsuchiyaJanuary 27, 1971

    Director (Outside Director) and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

    Chieko TsuchiyaJanuary 27, 1971

    1993

    Joined Citibank, N.A.

    2001

    Registered as an attorney at law Joined Law Offices of Hideyuki Sakai (Bingham Sakai Mimura Aizawa (foreign law joint enterprise) )

    2006

    Registered as an attorney in New York State

    2012

    Legal Officer, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

    2015

    Joined Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

    2016

    Part-time Judge of Tokyo Family Court (Domestic Relations Conciliator)

    2019

    Special Counsel, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (incumbent)

    2021

    Consultant, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd. (Thailand)

    2025

    Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, MICRONICS
    JAPAN CO., LTD. (incumbent)

    2025

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

    Year of assumption of the post of Director: 2025
    Number of shares in the Company held:0 shares【as of March 31, 2026】

Executive Officers (as of April 1, 2026)

Terukazu Kato

CEO

Kei Sugii

COO and President, Prescription Pharmaceuticals Company

Kaoru Kobayashi

CFO and Head of Corporate Management Division, Prescription Pharmaceuticals Company

Akihito Konda

CTO (Chief Technology Officer) and Head of Research & Development Division, Prescription Pharmaceuticals Company

Li Gang

Executive Officer President, China Business Company

Toshio Yamaoka

Executive Officer Head of Pharmaceutical Sales & Marketing Division, Prescription Pharmaceuticals Company

Yasushi Nakagawa

Executive Officer President, Consumer Health Company

Koji Shiseki

Executive Officer Head of Corporate Secretary Division, Prescription Pharmaceuticals Company

Shoichi Kumagai

Executive Officer Head of Production Division, Prescription Pharmaceuticals Company

Kazushige Mizoguchi

Executive Officer Head of Quality & Safety Management Division, Prescription Pharmaceuticals Company

Zhang Lixian

Executive Officer China Coordination Department, China Business Company

Yoshiharu Watanabe

Executive Officer Botanical Raw Materials Division, China Business Company

Related pages

About TSUMURA