March 25, 2011
Local (JPN)

For Immediate Release

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

Daiichi Sankyo Revises Appointment of a New Executive Candidate

Tokyo, Japan (March 25, 2011) – In consideration of the necessity and urgency of resuming Daiichi Sankyo business operations as soon as possible following the recent Tohoku Pacific Offshore earthquake, a change announced on March 1 for a Daiichi Sankyo Executive Candidate has been revised as follows.

 

 

1. DAIICHI SANKYO PROPHARMA CO., LTD.

 

Name

As of April 1st, 2011

As of June 1st, 2011

Katsuhiko Nagao

Member of the Board,

General Manager of Takatsuki Plant

Member of the Board,

General Manager of

Technology Department

 

  

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