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 |
| Mikio Bando | Managing Director (Emerging Countries and OIAA Division*) |
| Toshiki Sudo | Executive Director (Research, Intellectual Property and Head of the Osaka Research Center for Drug Discovery) |
| 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 |
| Hiroaki Ono | Executive Director (Pharmaceutical Business Division) |
| Tarek Rabah | Executive Director |
| John Kraus | Executive Director |
| Jeff Boutelle | Executive Director |
| Kazuya Inagaki | Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
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| Takeo Suzuki | Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
| Atsuo Kouno | Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
| Hiroshi Sugawara | Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
* Otsuka International Asia Arab Division
As of March 6, 2024
Our corporate officers
| Nobuyuki Kurahashi | Executive Vice President, Associate General Manager (Pharmaceutical Business Division) | Pharmaceutical Business Division |
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| Lyo Inuyama | Executive Vice President, Director (Medical Affairs), PV | |
| Akio Oikawa | Senior Vice President, General Manager (Pharmaceutical Business Headquarters) | |
| 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) | |
| Masako Shiosakai | Vice President, General Manager (Headquarters of Clinical Development) | |
| Naoshi Satou | Senior Vice President, Associate General Manager (Nutraceuticals Division) and Director (Social Health Relations 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 | |
| Koichiro Nitta | Vice President, Relational Marketing and Director (Sales Support Office) | |
| Hajime Fujita | Vice President, Seconded to Daiya Foods Inc. | |
| Ryousuke Fukase | Senior Vice President, Nutraceuticals Business | Otsuka International Asia Arab Division |
| Yoshihiro Bando | Senior Vice President, New Countries and ASEAN | |
| Taro Mikuriya | Senior Vice President, Planning | |
| Koichi Shiraishi | Vice President, Nutraceuticals Business, China | |
| Ryo Harima | Vice President, Deputy General Manager (Production) and Purchasing | Productions |
| Junichi Jinno | Vice President, General Manager (CMC) | |
| Kenji Bunya | Senior Vice President, Director (Human Resources Department) 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) | |
| Masayuki Sato | Vice President, Director (Portfolio Management Office) and Public Relations | |
| Masanori Udagawa | Vice President, Director (Corporate IT Department) and Otsuka Holdings | |
| Aki Sudo | Vice President, Compliance Department, Global Compliance and Otsuka Holdings |
Pharmaceutical Business Division
| Nobuyuki Kurahashi | Executive Vice President, Associate General Manager (Pharmaceutical Business Division) |
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| Lyo Inuyama | Executive Vice President, Director (Medical Affairs), PV |
| Akio Oikawa | Senior Vice President, General Manager (Pharmaceutical Business Headquarters) |
| 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) |
| Masako Shiosakai | Vice President, General Manager (Headquarters of Clinical Development) |
Nutraceuticals Division
| Naoshi Satou | Senior Vice President, Associate General Manager (Nutraceuticals Division) and Director (Social Health Relations 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 |
| Koichiro Nitta | Vice President, Relational Marketing and Director (Sales Support Office) |
| Hajime Fujita | Vice President, Seconded to Daiya Foods Inc. |
Otsuka International Asia Arab Division
| Ryousuke Fukase | Senior Vice President, Nutraceuticals Business |
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| Yoshihiro Bando | Senior Senior Vice President, New Countries and ASEAN |
| Taro Mikuriya | Senior Vice President, Planning |
| Koichi Shiraishi | Vice President, Nutraceuticals Business, China |
Productions
| Ryo Harima | Vice President, Deputy General Manager (Production) and Purchasing |
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| Junichi Jinno | Vice President, General Manager (CMC) |
Headquarters
| Kenji Bunya | Senior Vice President, Director (Human Resources Department) 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) |
| Masayuki Sato | Vice President, Director (Portfolio Management Office) and Public Relations |
| Masanori Udagawa | Vice President, Director (Corporate IT Department) and Otsuka Holdings |
| Aki Sudo | Vice President, Compliance Department, Global Compliance and Otsuka Holdings |
As of October 1, 2024