For Immediate Release

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

Daiichi Sankyo Appoints a New Executive Candidate for Domestic Subsidiary

Tokyo, Japan (March 18, 2013) – Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited today announced the appointment of a new executive candidate to its domestic subsidiary, KITASATO DAIICHI SANKYO VACCINE CO., LTD., effective from April 1, 2013.

 

1. KITASATO DAIICHI SANKYO VACCINE CO., LTD.

 

Candidate for Executive Vice President and Head of Research & Development Division

Haruhisa Kubota

(Current Executive Officer, Head of Quality and Safety Management Division, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.)