Our Leadership

Board Members

Masashi Miyamoto, Ph.D. (Profile)
Representative Director
President & CEO
Yutaka Osawa, MBA (Profile)
Representative Director
Executive Vice President & CCO
Takeyoshi Yamashita, Ph.D. (Profile)
Director
Senior Managing Executive officer & CMO
Shinjiro Akieda (Profile)
Director
Akira Morita (Profile)
Director
Yuko Haga, MBA, Ph.D. (Profile)
Director
Takashi Oyamada, MBA (Profile)
Director
Yoshihisa Suzuki, MBA (Profile)
Director
Rumiko Nakata (Profile)
Director

Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Hiroshi Komatsu (Profile)

Hajime Kobayashi (Profile)

Tomomi Yatsu (Profile)

Mayumi Tamura (Profile)

Toru Ishikura (Profile)

One Kyowa Kirin Leadership

Masashi Miyamoto, Ph.D. (Profile)
Chief Executive Officer(CEO) and Region President, Japan
Yutaka Osawa, MBA (Profile)
Chief Compliance Officer(CCO)
Takeyoshi Yamashita, Ph.D. (Profile)
Chief Medical Officer (CMO)
Abdul Mullick, Ph.D. (Profile)
Chief International Business Officer (CIBO)
Yasuo Fujii, MBA (Profile)
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
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
Tan Boon Heon, Ph.D. (Profile)
Region President, Asia-Pacific
Toshiaki Uchikawa (Profile)
Global International Business Planning Head
Takefumi Matsushita, Ph.D., MBA (Profile)
Global Corporate Planning Head
JD Rafizadeh-Kabe, MD, JD (Profile)
Global Operational Transformation Head
Tomohiro Sudo, M.S, MBA (Profile)
Global Product Strategy Head
Wayne Bowler, Ph.D. (Profile)
Global Business Development Head
Takuo Hirose (Profile)
Global Information and Communication Technology Head
Yoshiko Mori (Profile)
Global Corporate Social Responsibility 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