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 |
| Kabir Nath | Senior Managing Director (Pharmaceutical Business) |
| Mikio Bando | Managing Director (Emerging Countries and OIAA Division*) |
| Shuichi Takagi | Managing Director (Business Strategy; concurrently President, Otsuka America, Inc.) |
| Toshiki Sudo | Executive Director (Research and Intellectual Property) |
| 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 9, 2022
Our corporate officers
| Lyo Inuyama | Executive Vice President, Director (Medical Affairs) | Pharmaceutical Business Division |
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| Keiso Yamasaki | Senior Vice President, Associate General Manager (Pharmaceutical Business Division), and 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) | |
| Naoshi Satou | Senior Vice President, Associate General Manager (Nutraceuticals Division), Director (Social Health Relations Department) and Director (Promotion Advertisement) | Nutraceuticals Division |
| Chiaki Sakurai | Senior Vice President, Associate General Manager (Nutraceuticals Division), Sales Headquarters, Cosmedics Department and Otsuka Holdings | |
| Shouzou Yamazaki | Senior Vice President, Director (Sales Development Department) | |
| Taro Mikuriya | Senior Vice President, Seconded to Nardobel SAS | |
| Tomonari Kawakami | Vice President, Director (Business Planning, Market Research & Education) | |
| Tomitsugu Nakabayashi | Vice President, Next-Generation Nutraceuticals Business Solution | |
| Koichiro Nitta | Vice President, Relational Marketing | |
| Ryousuke Fukase | Vice President, Nutraceuticals Business | Otsuka International Asia Arab Division |
| Yoshihiro Bando | Vice President, New Area Development | |
| 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 |
| Junichi Hashimoto | Vice President, Director (Compliance), PV | |
| Naoki Yoda | Vice President, Director (Department of Business Planning Liaison) | |
| Tsuyoshi Nakamura | Vice President, Director (Finance and Accounting Department) and Otsuka Holdings | |
| Yoshihiro Yoshinaga | Vice President, Director (Regulatory Affairs Department) and Administration Department | |
| Hiroki Nakayama | Vice President, Director (Audit Department) and Otsuka Holdings |
Pharmaceutical Business Division
| Lyo Inuyama | Executive Vice President, Director (Medical Affairs) |
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| Keiso Yamasaki | Senior Vice President, Associate General Manager (Pharmaceutical Business Division), and 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) |
Nutraceuticals Division
| Naoshi Satou | Senior Vice President, Associate General Manager (Nutraceuticals Division), Director (Social Health Relations Department) and Director (Promotion Advertisement) |
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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, Director (Sales Development Department) |
| Taro Mikuriya | Senior Vice President, Seconded to Nardobel SAS |
| Tomonari Kawakami | Vice President, Director (Business Planning, Market Research & Education) |
| Tomitsugu Nakabayashi | Vice President, Next-Generation Nutraceuticals Business Solution |
| Koichiro Nitta | Vice President, Relational Marketing |
Otsuka International Asia Arab Division
| Ryousuke Fukase | Vice President, Nutraceuticals Business |
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| Yoshihiro Bando | Vice President, New Area Development |
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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| Junichi Hashimoto | Vice President, Director (Compliance), PV |
| Naoki Yoda | Vice President, Director (Department of Business Planning Liaison) |
| Tsuyoshi Nakamura | Vice President, Director (Finance and Accounting Department) and Otsuka Holdings |
| Yoshihiro Yoshinaga | Vice President, Director (Regulatory Affairs Department) and Administration Department |
| Hiroki Nakayama | Vice President, Director (Audit Department) and Otsuka Holdings |
As of March 9, 2022