Board Members
As of August 16, 2023
Members of the Board
Chief Executive OfficerAkira Uehara
- Biographyopen
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- Apr. 1977
- Joined Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 1977
- Member of the Board
- Jun. 1978
- Senior Member of the Board
- Jun. 1980
- Executive Vice President
- Jun. 1981
- Executive Vice President (Representative)
- Jun. 1982
- Chief Executive Officer (Representative)
- Oct. 2002
- Chief Executive Officer (Representative) of Taisho Toyama Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2006
- Emeritus Chairman, Member of the Board
- Jun. 2007
- Corporate Adviser
- Apr. 2009
- Chairman and CEO (Representative) of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Oct. 2011
- Chairman and CEO (Representative) of the Company
- Jun. 2012
- Chairman (Representative) of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2013
- Chief Executive Officer of the Company (present)
- Jun. 2015
- Chairman of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (present)
Executive Vice PresidentShigeru Uehara
- Biographyopen
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- Apr. 2000
- Joined Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- May 2000
- Joined Abbott Laboratories
- Aug. 2006
- Corporate Planning Division of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Oct. 2006
- Director, Assistant to Officer in charge of Prescription Pharmaceutical Operation Group of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Oct. 2006
- Deputy Head of Sales Headquarters of Taisho Toyama Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2007
- Member of the Board of Taisho Toyama Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2007
- Member of the Board of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2008
- Managing Member of the Board
- Apr. 2009
- Executive Vice President
- Oct. 2011
- Executive Vice President of the Company
- Jun. 2012
- Chief Executive Officer (Representative) of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (present)
- Jun. 2013
- Member of the Board of the Company
- Jun. 2015
- Executive Vice President of the Company (present)
Member of the BoardKen Uehara
- Biographyopen
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- Jan. 2004
- Joined Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Oct. 2006
- Director and Assistant to Officer in charge of Self-medication Operation Group
- Apr. 2007
- Deputy Head of Sales Marketing Headquarters and Deputy Head of Product Planning and Development Headquarters General Manager and Deputy General Manager
- Apr. 2008
- Head of Research & Development Headquarters (Self-medication), Deputy Head of Sales Marketing Headquarters and Deputy Head of Product Planning and Development Headquarters
- Jun. 2008
- Member of the Board
- Apr. 2009
- Managing Member of the Board
- Oct. 2011
- Managing Member of the Board of the Company
- Jun. 2012
- Senior Member of the Board of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2013
- Member of the Board of the Company (present)
- Jun. 2014
- Executive Vice President (Representative) of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (present)
- Jun. 2015
- Member of the Board of Taisho Toyama Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2017
- Chairman and Director of Biofermin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Member of the BoardJun Kuroda
- Biographyopen
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- Feb. 1984
- Joined Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Jul. 2010
- Deputy Head of International Business Headquarters
- Oct. 2011
- Director and Head of International Business Headquarters
- Jun. 2012
- Corporate Officer and Head of International Business Headquarters
- Apr. 2013
- Corporate Officer of the Company
- Apr. 2016
- Executive Officer of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2018
- Member of the Board, Senior Executive Officer
- Jun. 2021
- Member of the Board of the Company (present)
- Jun. 2021
- Executive Vice President of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (present)
Member of the BoardTetsu Watanabe
- Biographyopen
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- Apr. 1978
- Joined Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Oct. 2001
- General Manager of Personnel and Labor Division
- Jul. 2005
- Director and General Manager of Personnel Division
- Oct. 2008
- Corporate Officer
- Apr. 2013
- Corporate Officer of the Company
- Apr. 2013
- Senior Corporate Officer of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2015
- Member of the Board of the Company (present)
- Jun. 2015
- Member of the Board of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2016
- Member of the Board, Executive Officer of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (present)
Member of the BoardOsamu Kitatani
- Biographyopen
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- Apr. 1983
- Joined TOYAMA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
- Oct. 2003
- General Manager of Products Management Division No.2 of Taisho Toyama Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Oct. 2011
- General Manager of Pharmaceutical Business Strategic Planning Division of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2013
- Director of the Company
- Apr. 2015
- Corporate Officer of the Company
- Apr. 2015
- Corporate Officer of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2019
- Chief Executive Officer of Biofermin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2021
- Executive Officer of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2021
- Chief Executive Officer of Taisho Pharma Co., Ltd. (present)
- Jun. 2021
- Member of the Board of the Company (present)
- Jun. 2021
- Member of the Board, Executive Officer of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (present)
Member of the Board (outside)Takeshi Kunibe
- Biographyopen
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- Apr. 1976
- Joined The Sumitomo Bank, Limited
- Jun. 2003
- Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
- Oct. 2006
- Managing Executive Officer
- Jun. 2007
- Director of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
- Apr. 2009
- Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
- Apr. 2011
- President and Chief Executive Officer
- Jun. 2011
- Outside Director of NEC Corporation
- Apr. 2017
- President of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
- Jun. 2017
- Director President
- Apr. 2019
- Chairman of the Board (present)
- Jun. 2019
- Member of the Board (Outside) of the Company (present)
- Jun. 2020
- Outside Director of Komatsu Ltd. (present)
- Jun. 2020
- Outside Auditor of Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2021
- Outside Director/Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (present)
Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Audit & Supervisory Board MemberKazuya Kameo
- Biographyopen
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- Apr. 1976
- Joined Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Nov. 2000
- Manager of First Research Office for Pharmaceutical Development
- Apr. 2001
- Manager of Research Office for Medicinal Chemistry
- Feb. 2003
- Manager of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Promotion Office
- Apr. 2004
- Director and Head of Quality Assurance Headquarters
- Apr. 2008
- Corporate Officer and Head of Pharmaceutical and Chemicals Research Center
- Jul. 2008
- Deputy Head of Research Headquarters
- Apr. 2010
- Head of Quality Assurance Headquarters
- Apr. 2015
- Corporate Officer of the Company
- Jun. 2015
- Member of the Board of the Company
- Jun. 2015
- Member of the Board of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2016
- Member of the Board, Executive Officer of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2019
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present)
- Jun. 2019
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (present)
Audit & Supervisory Board MemberTakeshi Ikoma
- Biographyopen
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- Apr. 1981
- Joined NEC Corporation
- Sep. 1995
- Joined Sofmap Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 1998
- Joined Taikisha Ltd.
- Jan. 2005
- Joined Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2019
- General Manager of Corporate Auditors' Office of the Company
- Apr. 2019
- General Manager of Corporate Auditors' Office of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2021
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present)
- Jun. 2021
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (present)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (outside)Chushiro Aoi
- Biographyopen
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- Mar. 1974
- Executive Director and General Manager of Products Division
- Jan. 1982
- Managing Director and Head of Products Headquarters
- Oct. 1984
- Managing Director and Head of Central Sales Headquarters
- Jan. 1994
- President (Representative) of AIM CREATE Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 1997
- President (Representative) of MOVING CO., LTD.
- Apr. 2006
- Adviser
- Jan. 2010
- President (Representative) of Toyoshima Kogyo Co., Ltd. (current: A-TOM Co., Ltd.)
- Jun. 2015
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) of the Company (present)
- May. 2019
- Chairman (Representative) of A-TOM Co., Ltd. (present)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (outside)Makoto Matsuo
- Biographyopen
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- Apr. 1975
- Admitted to the bar (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association)Joined Ozaki & Momo-o
- May. 1978
- Graduated from Columbia University, Law School
- Aug. 1978
- Joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in New York
- Mar. 1979
- Admitted to the New York Bar
- Apr. 1989
- Founded Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba
Partner of Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba (present) - Apr. 1997
- Lecturer at Nihon University, College of Law: International Transaction Law
- Jun. 1999
- External Corporate Auditor of Victor Company of Japan, Limited
- Jun. 2000
- External Corporate Auditor of Billing System Corporation
- Jun. 2003
- External Corporate Auditor of Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2004
- External Director of Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2005
- Lecturer at Hitotsubashi University, Faculty and Graduate School of Law: World Business Law
- Jun. 2007
- External Director of CAPCOM CO., LTD.
- Oct. 2008
- External Director of JVC KENWOOD Holdings, Inc.
- Jun. 2009
- Outside Corporate Auditor of Toray Industries, Inc.
- Mar. 2014
- External Corporate Auditor of Solasia Pharma K.K. (present)
- Mar. 2015
- Outside Director of TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.
- Jun. 2016
- External Director [Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee] of CAPCOM CO., LTD. (present)
- Jun. 2018
- Outside Statutory Auditor of Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. (present)
- Apr. 2020
- Provisional Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
- Jun. 2020
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) of the Company (present)
- Aug. 2022
- Outside Director of Rapidus Corporation
- Mar. 2023
- Director (present)