Kyowa Hakko Kirin : Change of Representative Directors at Kyowa Medex(31KB)

Change of Representative Directors at Kyowa Medex Change of Representative Directors at Kyowa Medex

Tokyo, Japan, February 26, 2016 --- Kyowa Medex Co., Ltd. ("Kyowa Medex") today announced that its Board Directors appointed on January 21, 2016, the representative director candidate as follows. The Appointment is subject to the further approval of the Board of Directors meeting to be held on March 15, 2016, following the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for the same day.

1. The reason for the change

   
   

   The change is decided to move on to the next step of achievement of global company.

   
   

2. New Representative Director

   
   

   
   

   New Position	Name	Current Position
   Executive Director of the Board President and Chief Executive Officer	Toshihiro Onodera	Member of the Board Senior Managing Director Director, Corporate Planning Department

   
   

3. Retiring Representative Director

   
   

   
   

   Name	Current Position
   Masahito Yamaguchi	Executive Director of the Board President and Chief Executive Officer

   
   

4. The date to be appointed March 15, 2016
5. Curriculum Vitae

President candidate

Toshihiro Onodera Date of birth: September 17, 1960 Citizenship: Japan Education:

March 1985 Graduated from Department of Commerce, Meiji University Business Experience:

Mar 2014-present Member of the Board

Senior Managing Director

Director, Corporate Planning Department Kyowa Medex Co., Ltd.

Mar 2013 Director of the Board

Director, Corporate Planning Department Kyowa Medex Co., Ltd.

Jun 2012 Director, Corporate Planning Department

Kyowa Medex Co., Ltd.

May 2010 Chairman of the Board and General Manager

Kirin Kunpeng (China) Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Oct 2008 Director, Overseas Business Department Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.

Oct 2007 Director, Pharmaceutical Overseas Business Department Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Apr 2003 Manager, Pharmaceutical Strategic Planning Office (Alcon Laboratories, Inc.)

Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Jul 2002 Manager, Pharmaceutical Research Planning Department and Pharmaceutical Strategic Planning Office

Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Jun 2000 Manager, Pharmaceutical Marketing Department

Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Jul 1998 Manager, Pharmaceutical Academic Planning 1st Department Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Apr 1997 Manager, Pharmaceutical Sales 1st Department, Tokyo Branch Office Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Apr 1983 Joined Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.