Daiichi Sankyo : Appoints New Group Corporate Officers

For Immediate Release

2019.02.22

Company name: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
Representative: Sunao Manabe, Representative Director, President and COO
(Code no.: 4568, First Section, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
Please address inquiries to Koji Ogawa, Corporate Officer,
Vice President, Corporate Communications Department
Telephone: [phone]
https://www.daiichisankyo.com

Daiichi Sankyo Appoints New Group Corporate Officers

TOKYO, Japan (February 22, 2019) - Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited today announced the appointment of new Group corporate officers effective from April 1, 2019.

1. DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD.

Name	Current Responsibilities	New Responsibilities
Katsumi Fujimoto	Member of the Board Senior Executive Officer Head of Supply Chain Div.	Member of the Board
Toshiaki Tojo	Member of the Board Senior Executive Officer In charge of Vaccine Business	Member of the Board Senior Executive Officer In charge of Vaccine Business and Quality & Safety Management
Junichi Koga	Senior Executive Officer Head of R&D Div.	Senior Executive Officer Global Head of R&D
Masahiko Ohtsuki	Corporate Officer Vice President of Business Development & Licensing Dept.	Executive Officer Vice President of Business Development & Licensing Dept.
Junichi Fukute	Corporate Officer Vice President of Supply Chain Planning Dept., Supply Chain Div.	Executive Officer Head of Supply Chain Div.
Takeshi Hamaura	Corporate Officer Head of Pharmaceutical Technology Div.	Executive Officer Head of Pharmaceutical Technology Div.
Shoji Hirashima	Corporate Officer Vice President of Corporate Business Management Dept., Corporate Strategy & Management Div.	Executive Officer Head of Global Brand Strategy Div.
Ryoichi Watanabe	Corporate Officer Vice President of Internal Audit Dept.	Corporate Officer In charge of Internal Audit Dept.
Hironobu Furuta	Corporate Officer Vice President of Human Resources Dept., Corporate Affairs Div.	Corporate Officer Head of Corporate Affairs Div.
Koji Ogawa	Corporate Officer Vice President of Corporate Communications Dept., Corporate Strategy & Management Div.	Corporate Officer Head of US Corporate Div., Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
Seiichiro Kumakura	Vice President of Research Function, R&D Div.	Corporate Officer Vice President of Research Function, R&D Div.
Takashi Fukuoka	Vice President of Venture Science Laboratories, R&D Div.	Corporate Officer Executive Vice President, R&D Affairs, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
Hironobu Saito	Vice President of Oncology Clinical Development Dept., Oncology Function, R&D Div.	Corporate Officer Vice President of Oncology Clinical Development Dept., Oncology Function, R&D Div.
Wataru Takasaki	Vice President of R&D Planning & Management Dept., R&D Div.	Corporate Officer Head of R&D Div. and Vice President of Oncology Function
Tomoji Hashiba	Vice President of Tohoku Branch, Sales & Marketing Div.	Corporate Officer Vice President of Kyushu Branch, Sales & Marketing Div.
Miyuki Arai	Vice President of Safety and Risk Management Dept., Quality & Safety Management Div.	Corporate Officer Head of Quality & Safety Management Div.

◇Glenn Gormley (current Senior Executive Officer) will continue to serve as Executive Chairman of the Board of Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

◇Koichi Akahane, Yoshihiro Aoyagi, Yuichi Kubo and Kohei Wada (current Executive Officer) will be appointed Corporate Advisor as of April 1^st, 2019.

◇Kenji Katsumi (current Corporate Officer) will be appointed the President of Daiichi Sankyo Business Associe Co., Ltd. as of April 1^st, 2019.

◇Kentaro Murakawa (current Corporate Officer) will be appointed the President of Daiichi Sankyo Espha Co., Ltd. as of April 1^st, 2019.

◇Hirosumi Izawa (current Corporate Officer) will be appointed the President of Daiichi Sankyo Propharma Co., Ltd. as of April 1^st, 2019.

2. DAIICHI SANKYO ESPHA CO., LTD.

Name	Current Responsibilities	New Responsibilities
Kentaro Murakawa	Corporate Officer Vice President of Sales Planning Dept. and Senior Director of Sales Management Group, Sales & Marketing Div., DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD.	President
Ichiro Ishizuka	Member of the Board Head of Sales & Marketing Div.	Executive Vice President Head of Sales & Marketing Div.
Hiroto Yoshiwaka	President	Member of the Board
Takeshi Shinseki	Member of the Board In charge of Corporate Strategy and Vice President of Corporate Business Management Dept.	Member of the Board Head of Corporate Strategy & Management Div.
Kosuke Natori	Vice President of Corporate Strategy Dept.	Member of the Board Vice President of Corporate Business Management Dept., Corporate Strategy & Management Div.

3. DAIICHI SANKYO HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.

Name	Current Responsibilities	New Responsibilities
Yoshiki Nishii	President	Chairman
Katsuhiko Yoshida	Member of the Board Senior Executive Officer In charge of Corporate Administration and Vice president of Corporate Planning Dept.	President
Yasuhiro Kawanaka	Member of the Board Executive Officer Vice President of Sales Administration Div.	Member of the Board
Masatoshi Yamamoto	Corporate Officer Vice President of Quality and Safety Management Dept.	Member of the Board Corporate Officer Vice President of Quality and Safety Management Dept.
Tomohiko Yamaguchi	Corporate Officer Vice President of R&D Dept.	Member of the Board Corporate Officer Vice President of R&D Dept.