About Otsuka
Our Leadership
Our board members and statutory auditors
Tatsuo Higuchi | Chairman and Representative Director |
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Makoto Inoue | President and Representative Director |
Yoshiro Matsuo | Executive Deputy President and Representative Director |
Susumu Tamai | Vice Chairman |
Mikio Bando | Managing Director (Emerging Countries and OIAA Division*) |
Shuichi Takagi | Managing Director (Business Strategy) |
Toshiki Sudo | Executive Director (Research, Intellectual Property and Head of the Osaka Research Center for Drug Discovery) |
Shinichi Taira | Executive Director (OIAA Division*, Production) |
Akemi Kaneko | Executive Director (Quality Control and Quality Assurance) |
Kiyoshi Taniguchi | Executive Director (Production , Supply Chain and CMC) |
Yuko Makino | Executive Director (Finance) |
Ichiro Otsuka | Executive Director |
Nobuo Kouno | Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
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Kazuya Inagaki | Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
Takeo Suzuki | Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
Hiroshi Sugawara | Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
* Otsuka International Asia Arab Division
As of March 8, 2023
Our corporate officers
Lyo Inuyama | Executive Vice President, Director (Medical Affairs), PV | Pharmaceutical Business Division |
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Keiso Yamasaki | Senior Vice President, Associate General Manager (Pharmaceutical Business Division), and Director (Pharmaceutical Planning Department) | |
Hiroaki Ono | Senior Vice President, General Manager (Headquarters of Clinical Development) and Regulatory Affairs | |
Akio Oikawa | Senior Vice President, General Manager (Pharmaceutical Business Headquarters) | |
Nobuyuki Kurahashi | Senior Vice President, Seconded to Otsuka Pharmaceutical D&C Inc. | |
Chikako Usami | Vice President, Pharmaceutical Business Division Project Coordinator | |
Takayuki Shiratsuchi | Vice President, Medical Discovery & Development Data Analyst (MD Analyst) | |
Takeshi Watanabe | Vice President, Director (Department of Business Development) | |
Yoshihisa Yamada | Vice President, Head of the Tokushima Research Center for Drug Discovery, and Department Head (Department of Renal and Cardiovascular Research) | |
Naoshi Satou | Senior Vice President, Associate General Manager (Nutraceuticals Division), Director (Social Health Relations Department), and Director (Promotion and Advertisement Department) | Nutraceuticals Division |
Chiaki Sakurai | Senior Vice President, Associate General Manager (Nutraceuticals Division), Sales Headquarters, Cosmedics Department and Otsuka Holdings | |
Shouzou Yamazaki | Senior Vice President, Sales Development Department | |
Taro Mikuriya | Senior Vice President, Seconded to Nardobel SAS | |
Tomitsugu Nakabayashi | Vice President, Next-Generation Nutraceuticals Business Solution | |
Koichiro Nitta | Vice President, Relational Marketing | |
Hajime Fujita | Vice President, Seconded to Daiya Foods Inc. | |
Yoshihiro Bando | Senior Vice President, New Area Development | Otsuka International Asia Arab Division |
Ryousuke Fukase | Vice President, Nutraceuticals Business | |
Koichi Shiraishi | Vice President, Associate (Nutraceuticals Business) | |
Toshihiro Tokumoto | Senior Vice President, Tokushima Headquarters, Purchasing and Otsuka Holdings | Productions |
Ryo Harima | Vice President, Deputy General Manager (Production) | |
Junichi Jinno | Vice President, General Manager (CMC) | |
Kenji Bunya | Senior Vice President, Director (Human Resources Department), Public Relations and Legal Affairs | Headquarters |
Tsuyoshi Nakamura | Senior Vice President, Seconded to Otsuka America, Inc. and Finance and Accounting Department | |
Junichi Hashimoto | Vice President, Director (Compliance Department) | |
Naoki Yoda | Vice President, Director (Department of Business Planning Liaison) | |
Yoshihiro Yoshinaga | Vice President, Director (Regulatory Affairs Department) and Administration Department | |
Hiroki Nakayama | Vice President, Director (Audit Department) and Otsuka Holdings | |
Masaaki Sobe | Vice President, Director (Intellectual Property Department) |
Pharmaceutical Business Division
Lyo Inuyama | Executive Vice President, Director (Medical Affairs), PV |
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Keiso Yamasaki | Senior Vice President, Associate General Manager (Pharmaceutical Business Division), and Director (Pharmaceutical Planning Department) |
Hiroaki Ono | Senior Vice President, General Manager (Headquarters of Clinical Development) and Regulatory Affairs |
Akio Oikawa | Senior Vice President, General Manager (Pharmaceutical Business Headquarters) |
Nobuyuki Kurahashi | Senior Vice President, Seconded to Otsuka Pharmaceutical D&C Inc. |
Chikako Usami | Vice President, Pharmaceutical Business Division Project Coordinator |
Takayuki Shiratsuchi | Vice President, Medical Discovery & Development Data Analyst (MD Analyst) |
Takeshi Watanabe | Vice President, Director(Department of Business Development) |
Yoshihisa Yamada | Vice President, Head of the Tokushima Research Center for Drug Discovery, and Department Head (Department of Renal and Cardiovascular Research) |
Nutraceuticals Division
Naoshi Satou | Senior Vice President, Associate General Manager (Nutraceuticals Division), Director (Social Health Relations Department), and Director (Promotion and Advertisement Department) |
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Chiaki Sakurai | Senior Vice President, Associate General Manager (Nutraceuticals Division), Sales Headquarters, Cosmedics Department and Otsuka Holdings |
Shouzou Yamazaki | Senior Vice President, Sales Development Department |
Taro Mikuriya | Senior Vice President, Seconded to Nardobel SAS |
Tomitsugu Nakabayashi | Vice President, Next-Generation Nutraceuticals Business Solution |
Koichiro Nitta | Vice President, Relational Marketing |
Hajime Fujita | Vice President, Seconded to Daiya Foods Inc. |
Otsuka International Asia Arab Division
Yoshihiro Bando | Senior Vice President, New Area Development |
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Ryousuke Fukase | Vice President, Nutraceuticals Business |
Koichi Shiraishi | Vice President, Associate (Nutraceuticals Business) |
Productions
Toshihiro Tokumoto | Senior Vice President, Tokushima Headquarters, Purchasing and Otsuka Holdings |
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Ryo Harima | Vice President, Deputy General Manager (Production) |
Junichi Jinno | Vice President, General Manager (CMC) |
Headquarters
Kenji Bunya | Senior Vice President, Director (Human Resources Department), Public Relations and Legal Affairs |
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Tsuyoshi Nakamura | Senior Vice President, Seconded to Otsuka America, Inc. and Finance and Accounting Department |
Junichi Hashimoto | Vice President, Director (Compliance Department) |
Naoki Yoda | Vice President, Director (Department of Business Planning Liaison) |
Yoshihiro Yoshinaga | Vice President, Director (Regulatory Affairs Department) and Administration Department |
Hiroki Nakayama | Vice President, Director (Audit Department) and Otsuka Holdings |
Masaaki Sobe | Vice President, Director (Intellectual Property Department) |
As of November 22, 2023