Astellas Pharma Inc - Company Profile
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The following section provides information on Astellas Pharma Inc’s senior management, executives, CEO and key decision makers and their roles in the organization. For more insight into Astellas Pharma Inc's management and employees, unlock the full data with our company analytics monitoring tool.
Executives
Kenji Yasukawa
Chairman Executive BoardMr. Kenji Yasukawa has been the Chairman of the company since 2023. Prior to this, he served as the Director, President, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. Previously, he served as the Senior Corporate Executive, Chief Strategy Officer, and Chief Commercial Officer of the company. Mr. Yasukawa also served as the Corporate Executive, Vice President, Product & Portfolio Strategy and Head, Urology in Astellas Pharma Global Development Inc. He served as the Vice President, Project Management, Urology of the company.
Naoki Okamura
Chief Executive Officer; Director; President Executive BoardMr. Naoki Okamura has been the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of the company since 2022. Prior to this, he served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of the company from 2022 to 2023. Previously, he served as the Chief Business Officer. Mr. Okamura also served as the Vice President and Corporate Executive of the company; and President and Chief Executive Officer of OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc from 2010 to 2012.
Katsuyoshi Sugita
Chief Ethics Officer; Executive Vice President; Chief People Officer; Chief Compliance Officer; Director Executive BoardMr. Katsuyoshi Sugita has been the Director, Executive Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Ethics Officer, and Chief People Officer of the company since 2023. Prior to this, he served as the Senior Corporate Executive of the company. Previously, he served as the Executive Vice President, Human Resources of the company. Mr. Sugita also served as the Vice President of Human Resources at AstraZeneca K.K.
Atsushi Kitamura
Chief Financial Officer Senior ManagementMr. Atsushi Kitamura has been the Chief Financial Officer of the company since 2023. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Pioneer Corporation from 2022 to 2023. Previously, he served in leadership roles at Skylark Holdings and TNT Express Worldwide (Japan) Inc., Procter & Gamble Far East Inc.
Takahiko Iwaya
Chief Strategy Officer Senior ManagementMr. Takahiko Iwaya has been the Chief Strategy Officer of the company since July 2026. Previously, he served as Chair of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations, Japan. Prior to this, he was the President and Director of Sanofi KK. Prior to that, he served as the Head of Specialty Care Business Unit in Japan of Sanofi KK. Prior to this, he served as Head of Immunology, Chronic Pain, and Infectious Diseases Business Unit of Johnson & Johnson KK. He worked as Head of Sales & Marketing Excellence and Commercial Affairs of Johnson & Johnson KK.
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