*Executive Management Committee

Chief Executive Officer

Sunao Manabe
Chief Operating Officer

Hiroyuki Okuzawa

Global Corporate Function

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

Business Unit

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

 

Functional Unit

Our four functional units, Research & Development, Technology, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs, 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.

 

Internal Audit

Corporate Officers (Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited)

 Name Responsibilities
Sunao Manabe Representative Director, Executive Chairperson & CEO
Hiroyuki Okuzawa Representative Director, President & COO 
Shoji Hirashima Representative Director, Senior Executive Officer, Head of Japan Business Unit
Masahiko Ohtsuki Director, Senior Executive Officer, Head of Global DX, CDXO*1
Takashi Fukuoka Director, Senior Executive Officer, Head of Global Corporate Strategy, CStO*2
Wataru Takasaki Executive Officer, Head of R&D Division
Hiroto Kashiwase
Executive Officer, Head of Technology Supervisory Division & Head of Supply Chain Division
Koji Ogawa Executive Officer, Head of Global Corporate Planning & Management, CFO
Takashi Matsumoto Executive Officer, Head of Global HR, CHRO*3
Tomoji Hashiba Corporate Officer, In charge of External Affairs
Naoto Tsukaguchi Corporate Officer, Head of Global Leagal & IP, Head of Global Compliance & Risk, Vice President of Legal Affairs Department, General Counsel
Akio Sakurai Corporate Officer, Head of Sales & Marketing Division, Japan Business Unit
Toshinori Agatsuma Corporate Officer, Vice President of Research Function, R&D Division
Kiminori Nagao Corporate Officer, Head of ASCA Business Division
Nobuo Murakami Corporate Officer, Vice President of Corporate Strategy Department, Global Corporate Strategy
Hiroshi Masumoto Corporate Officer, Vice President of Data Intelligence Department, Global DX
Shizuko Ueno Corporate Officer, Head of Medical Affairs Division, Japan Business Unit
Akihiro Inoguchi Corporate Officer, Vice President of Development Function, R&D Division
Toshi Kajiro Corporate Officer, Head of Pharmaceutical Technology Division, Technology Supervisory Division
Hiroya Senda Corporate Officer, Vice President of Sales Planning Department, Sales & Marketing Division, Japan Business Unit
Satoru Ogawa Corporate Officer, Vice President of Secretariat Department
Atsushi Tsukamoto Corporate Officer, Head of Therapeutic Area Strategies, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
Tetsuya Iwabuchi Corporate Officer, In charge of Business Development 
Koji Sato Corporate Officer, Head of US Corporate Division, Head of Global CMC Management Oncology & DSI Pharmaceutical Technology, Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
Tetsuya Ohira Corporate Officer, Vice Presindet of Corporate Planning Department, Global Corporate Planning & Management
Koichi Nonaka Corporate Officer, Head of Biologics Division, Technology Supervisory Division
Hanako Saito Corporate Officer, In charge of QARA*4 & CSPV*5
Kenji Shigeta Corporate Officer, Vice President of Oncology Business Department, Global Corporate Strategy
*1 CDXO: Chief Digital Transformation Officer 
*2 CStO: Chief Strategy Officer
*3 CHRO: Chief Human Resources Officer 
*4 QARA: Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs
*5 CSPV: Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance