Shionogi & Co. Ltd. announced that the board of directors meeting held on March 12, 2012 informally decided the appointment of directors, which will be officially announced at the annual general meeting of shareholders, scheduled to be held in June, 2012. The company also announced the appointment of Corporate Officers and personnel change as of April 1, 2012. Katsuhiko Machida appointed as director, who was the chairman in Sharp Corporation. Current Director Yasuhiro Mino will retire on the day of the annual general meeting of shareholders. Akio Tsubokura and Masaaki Takeyasu appointed as corporate officer, executive general manager, Human Health Care division and corporate officer, executive general manager, Overseas Business Division respectively effective April 1, 2012. Their present positions are executive general manager, Human Health Care division and executive general manager, Overseas Business Division respectively. Makoto Kobayashi was appointed as general manager, Clinical Manufacturing Unit effective April 1, 2012 whose present position was deputy general manager, Chemical Development Center.