Daiichi Sankyo Appoints New Group Corporate Officers

February 23, 2018

Corporate

For Immediate Release

Company name: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
Representative: Sunao Manabe, Representative Director, President and COO
(Code no.: 4568, First Section, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
Please address inquiries to Noriaki Ishida, Executive Officer,
Vice President, Corporate Communications Department
Telephone: +81-3-6225-1126
http://www.daiichisankyo.com

TOKYO, Japan (February 23, 2018) – Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited today announced the appointment of new Group corporate officers effective from April 1, 2018.

1. DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD.

Name

Current Responsibilities

New Responsibilities

Kazunori Hirokawa

Representative Director

Member of the Board

Executive Vice President and CFO

Head of Corporate Strategy & Management Div.

Representative Director

Member of the Board

Toshiaki Sai

Member of the Board

Senior Executive Officer

Head of Global Brand Strategy Div.

Member of the Board

Executive Vice President and CFO

Head of Corporate Strategy & Management Div.

Junichi Koga

Executive Officer

Head of R&D Div.

Senior Executive Officer

Head of R&D Div.

Ryoji Nagasaka

Executive Officer

Vice President of Secretariat Dept.

Executive Officer

In charge of Secretariat & External Affairs

Yuichi Kubo

Executive Officer

Vice President of Business Development & Licensing Dept.

Executive Officer

Head of Global Brand Strategy Div.

Kohei Wada

Corporate Officer

Vice President of Development Function, R&D Div.

Executive Officer

In charge of Medical Affairs

Kentaro Takamura

Corporate Officer

Vice President of Finance & Accounting Dept., Corporate Strategy & Management Div.

Executive Officer

Vice President of Finance & Accounting Dept., Corporate Strategy & Management Div.

Masahiko Ohtsuki

Corporate Officer

Vice President of Research Function, R&D Div.

Corporate Officer

Vice President of Business Development & Licensing Dept.

Kentaro Murakawa

Corporate Officer

Vice President of Tokyo Branch, Sales & Marketing Div.

Corporate Officer

Vice President of Sales Planning Dept., Sales & Marketing Div.

Shinichi Tobita

Corporate Officer

Vice President of Marketing Dept., Sales & Marketing Div.

Corporate Officer

Vice President of Tokyo Branch, Sales & Marketing Div.

Hideyuki Hirano

Corporate Officer

Vice President of Sales Planning Dept., Sales & Marketing Div.

Corporate Officer

Vice President of External Affairs Dept.

Koji Ogawa

Corporate Officer

President of ASCA Company

Corporate Officer

Vice President of Corporate Communications Dept., Corporate Strategy & Management Div.

Yoshikazu Fukuchi

Vice President of Medical Science Dept., Medical Affairs Div.

Corporate Officer

Head of Medical Affairs Div.

Masayuki Yabuta

Head of Biologics Div.

Corporate Officer

Head of Biologics Div.

Hiroyuki Okuzawa

Vice President of Business Planning Dept., ASCA Company

Corporate Officer

President of ASCA Company

◇Noriaki Ishida (current Executive Officer) will become Corporate Advisor as of April 1st, 2018.

2. DAIICHI SANKYO ESPHA CO., LTD.

Name

Current Responsibilities

New Responsibilities

Takeshi Shinseki

Vice President of Corporate Business Management Dept.

Member of the Board

In charge of Corporate Strategy and Vice President of Corporate Business Management Dept.

Kazuyuki Watanabe

Member of the Audit & Supervisory Board,
DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD.

Member of the Audit & Supervisory Board (Outside)

3. DAIICHI SANKYO HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.

Name

Current Responsibilities

New Responsibilities

Katsuhiko Yoshida

Member of the Board

Senior Executive Officer

In charge of Corporate Planning and Corporate Administration and R&D

Member of the Board

Senior Executive Officer

In charge of Corporate Administration and Vice president of Corporate Planning Dept.

Kazuyuki Watanabe

Member of the Audit & Supervisory Board,
DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD.

Member of the Audit & Supervisory Board (Outside)

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