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Akira Kurokawa
Director of the Board, Chairman
- Corporate management
- Life science business
- Understanding medical field and patients

Shigeo Taniuchi
Representative Director of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
- Corporate management
- Life science business
- Global leadership

Takeshi Ito
Representative Director of the Board, Executive Vice President, Head of Japan Business, Head of Japan Sales and Marketing Division
- Life science business
- Understanding medical field and patients

Kanoko Oishi
Director of the Board※
- Corporate management
- Understanding medical field and patients
- ESG and service to society

Yutaro Shintaku
Director of the Board※
- Corporate management
- Life science business
- Global leadership

Kunihito Minakawa
Director of the Board※
- Global leadership
- Finance and accounting
- Legal affairs and risk control
*Outside Directors are independent officers as designed by the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Corporate Auditors

Hiroshi Isaka
Standing Corporate Auditor
- Life science business
- Understanding medical field and patients

Yasuyuki Miyasaka
Outside Auditor
- Finance and accounting
- Legal affairs and risk control

Hirofumi Yasuhara
Outside Auditor
- Corporate management
- Global leadership
- Finance and accounting

Yumiko Ito
Outside Auditor
- Global leadership
- Legal affairs and risk control
- ESG and service to society
* Among skills respectively held, two or at most three skills, which are specifically advantageous or those with strong relevance to the businesses of Santen, are described.
- Corporate management
- Life science business
- Understanding medical field and patients
- Global leadership
- Finance and accounting
- Legal affairs and risk control
- ESG and service to society
Executive Management Team / Corporate Officers
Executive Management Team
- Head of Asia Business
- Jozica Habijanic
- Head of EMEA Business, Head of North America
- Luis Iglesias
- Head of China Business
- Takayuki Yamada
- Global Head, Cell & Gene Business Segment
- Marianthi Psacha
- Global Head, Medical Tech Solutions Business Segment
- Robert Wagner
- Head of Ophthalmology Innovation Center
- Reza Haque
- Chief Medical Officer
- Peter Sallstig
- Chief Product Supply Officer
- Akio Kimura
- Chief Digital & Information Officer
- Minori Hara
- Chief Communications Officer
- Nobuko Kato
- Chief Financial Officer & Chief Risk Officer
- Kazuo Koshiji
- General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
- Mika Masunari
- Chief Business Officer
- Chris Reindel
- Chief Strategy Officer
- Nikolas Tripodis
Corporate Officers
- Head of Marketing Department
- Ippei Kurihara
- Head of Sales Department
- Shinichi Teramachi
- Head of Supply Chain Division
- Frank Binder
- Business Development
- Ken Araki
- Core Principle & Patient Advocacy
- Takahiro Morita