Board members
( As of April 1, 2008 )

Chairman
Kunio Takeda
Professional Career
|
2003 |
Chairman |
|
1993 |
President |
|
1992 |
Executive Vice President |
|
1991 |
Senior Managing Director |
|
|
President, Pharmaceutical Group |
|
1989 |
Managing Director |
|
|
Vice President, Pharmaceutical Group |
|
1988 |
General Manager, International Division |
|
1987 |
Member of the Board |
|
1986 |
Deputy General Manager, International Division |
|
1983 |
Executive Vice President, TAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Chicago |
|
1962 |
Joined Takeda |

President
Yasuchika Hasegawa
Professional Career
|
2003 |
President |
|
2002 |
General Manager, Corporate Strategy & Planning Department |
|
2001 |
General Manager, Corporate Planning Department |
|
1999 |
Member of the Board |
|
1998 |
Corporate Officer |
|
|
General Manager, Pharmaceutical International Division |
|
1995 |
President, TAP Holdings, Inc., Chicago |
|
1993 |
President, TAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Chicago |
|
1970 |
Joined Takeda |

Senior Managing Director
Makoto Yamaoka
Professional Career
|
2008 |
Senior managing director |
|
2007 |
General Manager, Corporate Strategy & Planning Department |
|
2006 |
Senior managing director |
|
2004 |
Managing director |
|
2002 |
Member of the Board |
|
2000 |
General Manager, Pharmaceutical Marketing Division |
|
1999 |
Corporate Officer |
|
1969 |
Joined Takeda |

Managing Director
Hiroshi Akimoto, Ph.D.
Professional Career
|
2003 |
Managing Director |
|
2000 |
Member of the Board |
|
1998 |
Corporate Officer |
|
1995 |
General Manager, Intellectual Property Department |
|
1972 |
Joined Takeda |

Managing Director
Kiyoshi Kitazawa, Ph.D.
Professional Career
|
2008 |
Managing director |
|
2006 |
Managing director |
|
|
General Manager, Strategic Product Planning Department |
|
2002 |
Member of the Board |
|
|
General Manager, Pharmaceutical Development Division |
|
2001 |
General Manager, Strategic Product Planning Department |
|
2000 |
Deputy General Manager, Pharmaceutical Development Division |
|
1999 |
Corporate Officer |
|
1971 |
Joined Takeda |

Director
Hiroshi Shinha
Professional Career
|
2003 |
Member of the Board |
|
2002 |
Corporate Officer |
|
|
General Manager, Legal Department |
|
1971 |
Joined Takeda |

Director
Yasuhiko Yamanaka
Professional Career
|
2007 |
Member of the Board |
|
|
General Manager, Pharmaceutical Marketing Division |
|
2004 |
Corporate Officer |
|
|
General Manager, Corporate Strategy & Planning Department |
|
1979 |
Joined Takeda |