Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. announced that it appointed candidates for new members of the Board of Directors who will take office as of June 23, 2016 subject to the approval at its general shareholders' meeting scheduled for the same date. The company appointed Hitoshi Odagiri (currently Senior Executive Officer) and Toru Kimura (currently Executive Officer) to the Board of Directors. The company announced the retirement of Makoto Hara (currently Member, Board of Directors) and Yoshihiro Okada (currently Member, Board of Directors) from the board of directors.