Management Team

Board Directors

Shigenobu Maekawa

Shigenobu MaekawaRepresentative Director, Chairman

Attendance at board meetings (FY2025): 14/14
[Significant concurrent positions]
Outside Director, KYOCERA Corporation

Toru Nakai

Toru NakaiRepresentative Director, President

Attendance at board meetings (FY2025): 14/14

Takanori Edamitsu

Takanori EdamitsuSenior Board Director, Business Management

Attendance at board meetings (FY2025): 14/14

Hitoshi Ishizawa

Hitoshi IshizawaBoard Director, Functional Food

Attendance at board meetings (FY2025): 14/14

Hitomi Kimura

Hitomi KimuraBoard Director, Resource Procurement, Production & Assurance

Attendance at board meetings (FY2025): 14/14

Kazuyuki Iwata

Kazuyuki IwataBoard Director, Sales and Marketing

Attendance at board meetings (FY2025): 10/10

Keiichi Kuwano

Keiichi KuwanoBoard Director, Research & Development

Attendance at board meetings (FY2025): 10/10

Mitsuharu Koizumi

Mitsuharu KoizumiBoard Director, Human Resources, General Affairs, Risk Management, Compliance, Sustainability & Digital Transformation

Yoshinao Wada

Yoshinao WadaOutside Board Director

Attendance at board meetings (FY2025): 14/14
[Significant concurrent positions]
Part-time physician, Department of Maternal Medicine, Osaka Women’s and
Children’s Hospital

Yukari Kobayashi

Yukari KobayashiOutside Board Director

Attendance at board meetings (FY2025): 14/14
[Significant concurrent positions]
Representative Partner, Amanda Life Consulting LLC.
Outside Director, Audit Committee Member, Bridgestone Corporation
CEO, JC1 LLC

Mayumi Nishi

Mayumi NishiOutside Board Director

Attendance at board meetings (FY2025): 14/14

Yohtaro Hongo

Yohtaro HongoOutside Board Director

Attendance at board meetings (FY2025): 10/10

Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Hirotsugu Ito

Hirotsugu ItoStanding Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Attendance at board meetings (FY2025): 14/14

Eriko Doi

Eriko DoiStanding Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Attendance at board meetings (FY2025): 14/14

Hiroharu Hara

Hiroharu HaraOutside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Attendance at board meetings (FY2025): 14/14
[Significant concurrent positions]
President, Hiroharu Hara Tax Accountant office

Mariko Chaki

Mariko ChakiOutside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Attendance at board meetings (FY2025): 14/14
[Significant concurrent positions]
Partner, Oike Law Office
Outside Director, Japan University Health Association

Vice Presidents, Corporate Officers

Hayato Wada Head of Kansai Business Office
Masaya Toda Head of Licensing & Alliance
Kazuyuki Yamate Executive Director, Business Process Transformation Dept.
Yoshizumi Tanaka Head of Regulatory Affairs Supervision and Assurance
Katsumi Noda Head of Tokyo Business Office
Toru Yamaguchi Head of Odawara Central Factory
Yukiteru Sugiyama President, NS Pharma, Inc.
Hideyasu Takechi Executive Director, Corporate Planning Dept.
Yoko Nakanishi Executive Director, Human Resources Dept.
Manabu Beppu Head of R&D Planning and Administration
Kazutomi Kusano Head of Discovery Research Labs.
Masaya Higashioka Head of Clinical Development