Education:

March 1970

Graduated from Waseda University

 

Professional Experience:

April 1970

Joined Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.

 

December 1993

Appointed President, TAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Chicago

 

July 1995

Appointed President, TAP Holdings, Inc., Chicago

 

October 1998

Appointed Corporate Officer
General Manager, Pharmaceutical International Division

 

June 1999

Elected Member of the Board,
General Manager, Pharmaceutical International Division

 

June 2001

Member of the Board,
General Manager, Corporate Planning Department

 

April 2002

Member of the Board,
General Manager, Corporate strategy &
Planning Department

 

June 2003

President

 

June 2009

President & Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Public Service:

April 2010

Chairman of Keizai Doyukai
(Japan Associate of Corporate Executives)