Our Leadership

Board Members

Masashi Miyamoto, Ph.D. (Profile)
Representative Director, Chairman & CEO
Abdul Mullick, Ph.D. (Profile)
Representative Director, President & COO
Takeyoshi Yamashita, Ph.D. (Profile)
Director
Executive Vice President & CMO
Daisuke Fujiwara, Ph.D. (Profile)
Director
Takashi Oyamada, MBA (Profile)
Director
Yoshihisa Suzuki, MBA (Profile)
Director
Rumiko Nakata (Profile)
Director
Hiroshi Kanno, MBA (Profile)
Director
Yukiko Ito, Ph.D. (Profile)
Director

Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Hiroshi Komatsu (Profile)

Hajime Kobayashi (Profile)

Mayumi Tamura (Profile)

Toru Ishikura (Profile)

Yoko Wachi (Profile)

One Kyowa Kirin Leadership

Masashi Miyamoto, Ph.D. (Profile)
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Region President, JAPAC
Abdul Mullick, Ph.D. (Profile)
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Takeyoshi Yamashita, Ph.D. (Profile)
Chief Medical Officer (CMO)
Tomohiro Sudo, M.S, MBA (Profile)
Chief International Business Officer (CIBO)
Yasuo Fujii, MBA (Profile)
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
Mitsuru Kameyama (Profile)
Chief Digital Transformation Officer (CDXO)
Yoshiko Mori (Profile)
Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)
Motohiko Kawaguchi (Profile)
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Shoko Itagaki (Profile)
Chief People Officer (CPO) & Global Human Resources Head
Toshiyuki Kurata, MBA (Profile)
Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) & Global Manufacturing Head
Hiroshi Sonekawa (Profile)
Japan Sales & Marketing Head
Steve Schaefer, MBA (Profile)
Region President, North America
Jeremy Morgan (Profile)
Region President, Europe and the Rest of the World
Toshiaki Uchikawa (Profile)
Global International Business Planning Head
Takefumi Matsushita, Ph.D., MBA (Profile)
Global Corporate Planning Head
Hideaki Matsumoto, MBA (Profile)
Global Product Strategy Head
Wayne Bowler, Ph.D. (Profile)
Global Business Development Head
Nathan Hawes, MBA (Profile)
Global Operational and Digital Transformation Head
Takuo Hirose (Profile)
Global Information and Communication Technology Head
Takaaki Uochi, Ph.D. (Profile)
Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Head
Kazuki Nemoto (Profile)
Global Legal Head
Ian Duguid PhD, MRPharmS (Profile)
Global Regulatory Affairs Head
Jonathan Patroni, MBA (Profile)
Global Quality Assurance Head
Yoshifumi Torii, Ph.D. (Profile)
Global Research Head
Ernesto Aycardi (Profile)
Global Development Head
Eslie Dennis, MD, MBChB, FCP(SA) (Profile)
Global Medical Affairs Head
Nilay Gami (Profile)
Global Pharmacovigilance Head
Ikuko Okubo, MBA (Profile)
Global Intellectual Property Head
Naohiko Kubo (Profile)
Global Finance Head
Hiroki Nakamura (Profile)
Global Corporate Communications Head
Masahiro Hara, MBA (Profile)
Global Procurement Head
Emi Arakawa, Ph.D. (Profile)
Global General Affairs Head
Atsushi Matsumoto, Ph.D. (Profile)
Global Supply Chain Management Head
Kenji Shibata, Ph.D. (Profile)
Global Internal Audit Head