Print(PDF/145KB) May 13, 2025 Corporate
Notice Regarding Appointment of Executive and Other Key Personnel
Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Osaka, Japan; Representative Director, President and CEO: Toru Kimura) plans to transition to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee, subject to approval at the 205th Annual Shareholders’ Meeting (the "Shareholders' Meeting") and announced today that in its meeting held on May 13, 2025, the Board of Directors appointed the candidates for executive and other key personnel following this transition, as detailed below.
1. Directors other than those who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members
Name | As of June, 26 | Current Position |
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Toru Kimura | Representative Director, President and CEO | Same as on the left |
Motoyuki Sakai | Representative Director, Executive Vice President | Same as on the left |
Tsutomu Nakagawa | Member, Board of Directors, Managing Executive Officer | Same as on the left |
Hiroshi Niinuma | Member, Board of Directors | Same as on the left |
Minoru Usui | Member, Board of Directors (Outside) | Same as on the left |
Koji Fujimoto | Member, Board of Directors (Outside) | Same as on the left |
- * The appointment is subjected to approval at the Shareholders’ Meeting.
- * The Representative Director and Executive Directors will be formally determined at the Board of Directors meeting to be held after the Shareholders’ Meeting.
2. Directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members
Name | As of June 26 | Current Position |
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Hisayoshi Kashima | Member, Board of Directors, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member | Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
Yoshio Iteya | Member, Board of Directors, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Outside) | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) |
Mayumi Mochizuki | Member, Board of Directors, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Outside) | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) |
Daishiro Michimori | Member, Board of Directors, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Outside) | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) |
- * The appointment is subjected to approval at the Shareholders’ Meeting.
- * The Audit and Supervisory Committee Members will be determined at the Audit and Supervisory Committee meeting to be held after the Shareholders’ Meeting.
3. Retiring members (those scheduled to retire at the conclusion of the Shareholders’ Meeting)
Name | Current Position |
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Saeko Arai | Member, Board of Directors (Outside) |
Nobuhiro Endo | Member, Board of Directors (Outside) |
Takashi Kutsunai | Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
4. Audit and Supervisory Special Officer
Sumitomo Pharma has appointed an Audit and Supervisory Special Officer, who is independent from the direction and orders of the Company’s officers and employees responsible for business execution, to assist the Audit and Supervisory Committee in carrying out its duties.
Name | As of June 26 | Current Position |
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Takashi Kutsunai | Audit and Supervisory Special Officer | Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
- * The appointment is subjected to approval of the transition to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee at the Shareholders’ Meeting.
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