Executive Leadership

The Takeda leadership team’s mission is to lead change with strategy development and execution that creates a secure path to the future and keeps the patient at the center so we can contribute to patient needs worldwide.

Executive Team Board of Directors

Christophe Weber

Representative Director
President & CEO

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Masato Iwasaki, Ph.D.

Director
President, Japan
Pharma Business Unit

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Andrew S. Plump, M.D., Ph.D.

Director
President, Research & Development

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Costa Saroukos

Director
Chief Financial Officer

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Marcello Agosti

Global Business Development Officer

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Teresa Bitetti

President, Global
Oncology Business Unit

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Milano Furuta

Corporate Strategy Officer & Chief of Staff

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Gerard Greco

Global Quality Officer

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Takako Ohyabu

Chief Global Corporate Affairs Officer

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Julie Kim

President, Plasma-Derived Therapies Business Unit

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Mwana Lugogo

Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer

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Ricardo Marek

President, Growth & Emerging Markets Business Unit

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Yoshihiro Nakagawa

Global General Counsel

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Giles Platford

President, Europe & Canada Business Unit

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Ramona Sequeira

President, U.S. Business Unit and Global Portfolio Commercialization

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Padma Thiruvengadam

Chief Human Resources Officer

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Rajeev Venkayya

President, Global
Vaccine Business Unit

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Thomas Wozniewski

Global Manufacturing
& Supply Officer

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Christophe Weber

Representative Director
President & CEO

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Masato Iwasaki, Ph.D.

Director
President, Japan Pharma Business Unit

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Andrew S. Plump, M.D., Ph.D.

Director
President, Research & Development

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Costa Saroukos

Director
Chief Financial Officer

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Olivier Bohuon

External Director

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Ian Clark

External Director

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Yoshiaki Fujimori

External Director

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Steven Gillis

External Director

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Shiro Kuniya

External Director

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Jean-Luc Butel

External Director

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Masahiro Sakane

External Director
Chair of the Board Meeting

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Toshiyuki Shiga

External Director

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Yasuhiko Yamanaka

Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee member

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Koji Hatsukawa

External Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee member

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Emiko Higashi

External Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee member

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Michel Orsinger

External Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee member

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