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Our Management
Board members
( As of November 4, 2011 )

President & CEO
Yasuchika Hasegawa
Professional Career
|
2011 |
Chairman, KEIZAI DOYUKAI (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) (to present) |
|
2009 |
President & CEO of the Company (to present)
|
|
2003 |
President and Representative Director of the Company |
|
2002 |
General Manager of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department of the Company |
|
2001 |
General Manager of Corporate Planning Department of the Company |
|
1999 |
Director of the Company |
|
1998 |
Corporate Officer and General Manager of
Pharmaceutical International Division of the Company
|
|
1970 |
Joined the Company |

Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer
Toyoji Yoshida
Professional Career
|
2011 |
President,
Takeda Pharmaceutical International, Inc.
(not continuous presence) (to present)
|
|
2009 |
Managing Director of the Company (to present)
Chief Administrative Officer of the Company (to present)
|
|
2007 |
Corporate Auditor of the Company |
|
2003 |
Director and
General Manager of Corporate Communications Department of the Company
|
|
2000 |
Corporate Officer of the Company |
|
1971 |
Joined the Company |
Managing Director
Senior Vice President
Pharmaceutical Marketing Division |
Yasuhiko Yamanaka |

Managing Director
Yasuhiko Yamanaka
Professional Career
|
2011 |
Managing Director of the Company |
|
2007 |
Director of the Company (to present) |
|
|
General Manager of Pharmaceutical Marketing Division of the Company (to present) |
|
2004 |
Corporate Officer of the Company |
|
2003 |
General Manager of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department of the Company |
|
1979 |
Joined the Company |

Director
Shigenori Ohkawa, Ph.D.
Professional Career
|
2009 |
Chief Scientific Officer of the Company |
|
|
Executive Vice President of Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Inc. |
|
2008 |
Director of the Company (to present) |
|
2007 |
Corporate Officer of the Company |
|
1979 |
Joined the Company |
Director
Chief Commercial Officer
Executive Vice President of Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer, Nycomed A/S |
Frank Morich, M.D., PhD |

Director
Frank Morich, M.D., PhD
Professional Career
|
2011 |
Chief Commercial Officer (to present) |
|
2011 |
Chief Executive Officer, Nycomed A/S (to present) |
|
2011 |
Director of the Company (to present) |
|
2010 |
Executive Vice President of Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Inc. (to present) |
|
2010 |
Executive Vice President, International Operations (Americas/Europe) of the Company |
|
2009 |
Member of the Takeda Global Advisory Board |
|
2008 |
CEO, NOXXON Pharma AG |
|
2005 |
CEO and Member of the Board of Directors, Innogenetics NV |
|
2004 |
Chairman of Scientific Advisory Board,
Forbion Capital Partners
|
|
2004 |
CEO, AM-Pharma B.V. |
|
2002 |
Chairman of the Board of Management, Bayer HealthCare AG |
|
2000 |
Member of the Board of Management, Bayer AG |
|
1998 |
General Manager of Bayer AG |
Director
Chief Medical & Scientific Officer
Executive Vice President of Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. |
Tadataka Yamada, M.D. |

Director
Tadataka Yamada, M.D.
Professional Career
|
2011 |
Chief Medical & Scientific Officer (to present) |
|
2011 |
Executive Vice President of Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Inc. (to present) |
|
2011 |
Medical and Scientific Advisor to the CEO of the Company |
|
2011 |
Director of the Company (to present) |
|
2011 |
Chairman, Management and Operations Committee 3 of the Company (to present) |
|
2011 |
Member of the Board of Directors,
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (to present)
|
|
2009 |
Member of the Takeda Global Advisory Board (to present) |
|
2007 |
Member of the Board of Directors, Covidien plc |
|
2006-
2011
|
President, Global Health Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation |
|
2004 |
Member of the Board of Directors, GlaxoSmithKline |
|
2000 |
Chairman, R&D, GlaxoSmithKline |
External Director
Honorary Advisor, JFE Holdings, Inc. |
Fumio Sudo |

External Director
Fumio Sudo
Professional Career
|
2011 |
External Director of the Company (to present) |
|
2011 |
Chairman of the Management Committee, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (to present) |
|
2010 |
Outside Director, JS Group Corporation (to present) |
|
2010 |
Honorary Adviser to JFE Holdings, Inc. (to present) |
|
2010 |
Member of the Board, JFE Holdings, Inc. |
|
2005 |
President and CEO, JFE Holdings, Inc. |
|
2003 |
President and CEO, JFE Steel Corporation |
|
2002 |
Member of the Board (absentee), JFE Holdings, Inc. |
|
2001 |
President and CEO, KSC |
|
2000 |
Member of the Board and Executive Vice President, KSC |
|
1997 |
Member of the Board and Senior Executive Officer, KSC |
|
1994 |
Member of the Board and Executive Officer, KSC |
|
1964 |
Joined Kawasaki Steel Corporation (currently JFE Steel Corporation) |
External Director
Chairman of the Board,
Mitsubishi Corporation |
Yorihiko Kojima |

External Director
Yorihiko Kojima
Professional Career
|
2011 |
External Director of the Company (to present) |
|
2010 |
Outside Director, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (to present) |
|
2010 |
Chairman of the Board,
Mitsubishi Corporation(to present)
|
|
2010 |
Outside Director, Sony Corporation (to present) |
|
2005 |
Outside Director, Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. (to present) |
|
2004 |
President & CEO, Mitsubishi Corporation |
|
2001 |
Member of the Board, Senior Executive Vice President, Mitsubishi Corporation |
|
2001 |
Executive Vice President, Group Chief Executive Officer |
|
1997 |
Managing Director, Coordination, Mitsubishi Corporation |
|
1995 |
Director, Mitsubishi Corporation |
|
1965 |
Joined Mitsubishi Corporation |
Corporate Auditors
| Corporate Auditor |
Naohisa Takeda |
| Corporate Auditor |
Teruo Sakurada |
| Corporate Auditor |
Tadashi Ishikawa |
| Corporate Auditor |
Tsuguoki Fujinuma |
Corporate Officers
Senior Vice President
Corporate Communications Department
|
Hiroshi Ohtsuki,Ph.D |
Senior Vice President
Administrative Management Dept. Pharmaceutical Affairs
|
Kanji Negi |
Senior Vice President
Corporate Strategy & Planning Department
|
Masumitsu Inoue |
Senior Vice President
Pharmaceutical Production Division
|
Takashi Inkyo |
Head of CMSO Office
Executive Vice President of Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
|
Masato Iwasaki |
Vice President
Ethical Products Marketing Department
Pharmaceutical Marketing Division
|
Naoyuki Suzuki |
Senior Vice President
Head of North Asia, TPC
|
Haruhiko Hirate |
General Manager
Pharmaceutical Development Division
|
Nancy Joseph-Ridge, M.D. |
Executive Vice President
Global Business Development, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
|
Anna Protopapas |
Chief Integration Officer
Nycomed A/S
|
Shinji Honda |
President & CEO
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
|
Deborah Dunsire, M.D. |
Chief Executive Officer
Takeda Pharmaceuticals Europe Limited
Head of Europe and Canada Commercial
Operations, Nycomed A/S
|
Trevor Smith |
| Head of Emerging Markets Commercial Operations, Nycomed A/S |
Jostein Davidsen |