Chief Executive Officer

Hiroyuki Okuzawa

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Global Corporate Function

Our nine global corporate functions, Global Corporate Strategy, Global Business Development, Global Corporate Planning & Management, Global DX, Global HR, Global Legal & IP, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Global QA and Global Corporate Affairs support our CEO in developing comprehensive and consistent corporate strategies and ensuring smooth management of the Daiichi Sankyo Group.

Business Units

Our six business units are responsible for strategic planning and execution in the regions and areas of our business operations.

 

Paul Diolosa
Head of American Regent Unit

Functional Units

Our three functional units, Research & Development, Technology, and Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance help formulate and execute global strategies in their specialties. Each unit determines areas to be expanded globally, guides strategic planning and execution, and improves the efficiency of business operations.

 

John Tsai
Head of Research & Development Unit

Special Assignment

Corporate Officers (Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited)

 Name Responsibilities
Hiroyuki Okuzawa Representative Director, President & CEO 
Takashi Matsumoto Director, Senior Executive Officer, Head of Global HR, CHRO*1
Shizuko Ueno Director, Senior Executive Officer, Head of Japan Business Unit
Nobuo Murakami Senior Executive Officer, Head of Global Corporate Strategy, CStO*2
Naoto Tsukaguchi Senior Executive Officer, Head of Global Legal & IP, GC*3
Tomohiro Kodama Senior Executive Officer, Head of Global Corporate Planning & Management, CFO*4
Koji Sato Senior Executive Officer, Head of Technology Unit, Head of Technology Division
Atsushi Tsukamoto Senior Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Strategy & Business Portfolio Department, Global Corporate Strategy
Kenji Shigeta Senior Executive Officer, Head of US Oncology Business Division, Oncology Business Unit (Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.)
Yuki Abe Senior Executive Officer, Head of R&D Division and Head of Research Function, R&D Division
Akio Sakurai Corporate Officer, Special Assignment on Japan Business, Global Corporate Strategy
Akihiro Inoguchi Corporate Officer, Head of Development Function, R&D Division
Toshi Kajiro Corporate Officer, Head of Compliance Strategy and Excellence, Global Compliance & Risk Management (Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.)
Hiroya Senda Corporate Officer, Head of Sales & Marketing Division, Japan Business Unit
Satoru Ogawa Corporate Officer, Head of CEO Chief of Staff Office
Tetsuya Iwabuchi Corporate Officer, In charge of Business Development
Tetsuya Ohira Corporate Officer, Head of Business Transformation, CTO*5
Koichi Nonaka Corporate Officer, Head of Technology Development Supervisory Department, Technology Division
Hanako Saito Corporate Officer, General Marketing Supervisor, QA & PV Compliance*6
Akihiro Tokumoto Corporate Officer, Chief People Officer, Global HR (Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.)
Junichi Ashihara Corporate Officer, Head of Technology Planning Supervisory Department, Technology Division
Hideaki Noji Corporate Officer, Head of Business Management Department, Japan Business Unit
Nobuya Ikeda Corporate Officer, Head of R&D Planning & Management Function, R&D Division
Kentaro Asakura Corporate Officer, Head of Global Corporate Affairs, CCAO*7
Chiaki Matsumoto Corporate Officer, Head of Medical Affairs Division, Japan Business Unit
Kazushi Araki Corporate Officer, Head of Portfolio & Disease Area Strategy, Research & Development Unit (Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.)
Kento Wada Corporate Officer, Head of Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance Unit, Head of Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance Division
Naoki Shimizu Corporate Officer, Head of Global QA, CQO*8
Yuichi Yomasu Corporate Officer, Head of ASCA Business Unit, Head of ASCA Business Division, and Head of ASCA Business Strategy & Planning Department
Ari Fujishiro Corporate Officer, Head of IR & SR Dept., Global Corporate Affairs
Nagatomo Hamahata Corporate Officer, Head of Corporate Planning Dept., Global Corporate Planning & Management
*1 CHRO: Chief Human Resources Officer 
*2 CStO: Chief Strategy Officer
*3 GC: General Counsel
*4 CFO: Chief Financial Officer
*5 CTO: Chief Business Transformation Officer
*6 QA: Quality Assurance; PV: Pharmacovigilance
*7 CCAO: Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
*8 CQO: Chief Quality Officer