Directors

Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Global Corporate Function

Business Units

Our six business units are responsible for strategic planning and execution in the regions and areas of our business operations.

 

Functional Units

Our three functional units, Research & Development, Technology, and Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance help formulate and execute global strategies in their specialties. Each unit determines areas to be expanded globally, guides strategic planning and execution, and improves the efficiency of business operations.

 

Internal Audit

Special Assignment

*1 CStO: Chief Strategy Officer
*2 CHRO: Chief Human Resources Officer
*3 EMC Extended Member
*4 CDXO: Chief Digital Transformation Officer
*5 CCO: Chief Compliance Officer
*6 CQO: Chief Quality Officer

Corporate Officers (Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited)

Name	Responsibilities
Sunao Manabe	Representative Director, Executive Chairperson
Hiroyuki Okuzawa	Representative Director, President & CEO
Shoji Hirashima	Representative Director
Takashi Fukuoka	Director
Takashi Matsumoto	Director, Senior Executive Officer, Head of Global HR, CHRO*1
Koji Ogawa	Senior Executive Officer, Head of Global Corporate Planning & Management, CFO*2
Hiroto Kashiwase	Executive Officer, Head of Technology Unit
Nobuo Murakami	Executive Officer, Head of Global Corporate Strategy, CStO*3
Shizuko Ueno	Executive Officer, Head of Japan Business Unit and Head of Medical Affairs Division, Japan Business Unit
Naoto Tsukaguchi	Executive Officer, Head of Global Legal & IP, GC*4
Kiminori Nagao	Executive Officer, Head of ASCA Business Unit, Head of ASCA Business Division
Hiroshi Masumoto	Executive Officer, Head of Data Intelligence Department, Global DX
Akio Sakurai	Corporate Officer, Special Assignment on Japan Business
Akihiro Inoguchi	Corporate Officer, Head of Development Function, R&D Division
Toshi Kajiro	Corporate Officer, Head of Compliance Strategy and Excellence, Global Compliance & Risk Management
Hiroya Senda	Corporate Officer, Head of Sales & Marketing Division, Japan Business Unit
Satoru Ogawa	Corporate Officer, Head of Secretariat Department
Atsushi Tsukamoto	Corporate Officer, Head of Corporate Strategy & Business Portfolio Department, Global Corporate Strategy
Tetsuya Iwabuchi	Corporate Officer, In charge of Business Development
Koji Sato	Corporate Officer, Head of Technology Division and Head of Technology Planning Supervisory Department, Technology Division
Tetsuya Ohira	Corporate Officer, Head of Corporate Planning Department, Global Corporate Planning & Management
Koichi Nonaka	Corporate Officer, Head of Technology Development Supervisory Department, Technology Division
Hanako Saito	Corporate Officer, In charge of QA and CSPV*5
Kenji Shigeta	Corporate Officer, Head of Global Oncology Marketing, Oncology Business Unit
Akihiro Tokumoto	Corporate Officer, Head of Human Resources Department, Global HR
Junichi Ashihara	Corporate Officer, Head of Japan Plant Management Supervisory Department, Technology Division
Hideaki Noji	Corporate Officer, Head of Business Management Department, Japan Business Unit
Yuki Abe	Corporate Officer, Head of R&D division and Head of Research Function, R&D Division
Nobuya Ikeda	Corporate Officer, Head of R&D Planning & Management Function, R&D Division
Kentaro Asakura	Corporate Officer, Head of Corporate Communications Department, Global Corporate Planning & Management
Tomohiro Kodama	Corporate Officer, Head of Finance & Accounting Department, Global Corporate Planning & Management
Chiaki Matsumoto	Corporate Officer, Head of Regulatory Affairs Strategy Department, Development Function, R&D Division

*1 CHRO: Chief Human Resources Officer 
*2 CFO: Chief Financial Officer
*3 CStO: Chief Strategy Officer
*4 GC: General Counsel
*5 QA: Quality Assurance; CSPV: Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance