Management Team

Directors

Shigenobu Maekawa

Shigenobu MaekawaRepresentative Director, Chairman

Attendance at board meetings (FY2024): 15/15
[Significant concurrent positions]
Chairman, Kyoto Employers’ Association
Outside Director, KYOCERA Corporation

Toru Nakai

Toru NakaiRepresentative Director, President

Attendance at board meetings (FY2024): 15/15

Takashi Takaya

Takashi TakayaDirector, Personnel, General Affairs, Risk Management,
Compliance & Digital Transformation

Attendance at board meetings (FY2024): 15/15

Takanori Edamitsu

Takanori EdamitsuDirector, Business Management & Sustainability

Attendance at board meetings (FY2024): 15/15

Hitoshi Ishizawa

Hitoshi IshizawaDirector, Functional Food

Attendance at board meetings (FY2024): 15/15

Hitomi Kimura

Hitomi KimuraDirector, General Manager, Resource Procurement, Production & Assurance

Attendance at board meetings (FY2024): 15/15

Kazuyuki Iwata

Kazuyuki IwataDirector, Sales and Marketing

Keiichi Kuwano

Keiichi KuwanoDirector, Research & Development

Yoshinao Wada

Yoshinao WadaOutside Director

Attendance at board meetings (FY2024): 15/15
[Significant concurrent positions]
Part-time physician, Department of Maternal Medicine, Osaka Women’s and
Children’s Hospital

Yukari Kobayashi

Yukari KobayashiOutside Director

Attendance at board meetings (FY2024): 15/15
[Significant concurrent positions]
Representative Partner, Amanda Life Consulting LLC.
Outside Director, Bridgestone Corporation
CEO, JC1 LLC

Mayumi Nishi

Mayumi NishiOutside Director

Attendance at board meetings (FY2024): 15/15

Yohtaro Hongo

Yohtaro HongoOutside Director

Corporate Auditors

Hirotsugu Ito

Hirotsugu ItoStanding Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Attendance at board meetings (FY2024): 15/15

Eriko Doi

Eriko DoiStanding Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Attendance at board meetings (FY2024): 12/12

Hiroharu Hara

Hiroharu HaraOutside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Attendance at board meetings (FY2024): 15/15
[Significant concurrent positions]
President, Hiroharu Hara Tax Accountant office

Mariko Chaki

Mariko ChakiOutside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Attendance at board meetings (FY2024): 12/12
[Significant concurrent positions]
Partner, Oike Law Office

Corporate Officers

Hayato Wada Department Manager, Kansai Business Office.
Masaya Toda Head of Licensing & Alliance Div.
Kazuyuki Yamate Head of Digital Transformation Div.
Mitsuharu Koizumi Head of Sales and Marketing Planning Div.
Yoshizumi Tanaka Head of Regulatory Affairs Supervision and Assurance Div.
Katsumi Noda Department Manager, Tokyo Business Office.
Toru Yamaguchi Department Manager, Odawara Central Factory
Yukiteru Sugiyama President,NS Pharma,Inc.
Hideyasu Takechi Department Manager,Corporate Planning Dept.
Yoko Nakanishi Department Manager, Human Resources Dept.
Manabu Beppu Head of R & D Planning and Administration Dept.
Takeshi Seita Head of Clinical Development Div.