Executives

(As of December 18, 2025)

Board of Directors and Auditors

Representative Director, President & CEO
Atsushi Sugita

April 1997 Joined Sumitomo Corporation
March 2012 Joined Maruho Co., Ltd.
December 2014 Director of the Board, Corporate Officer, North American Region
December 2020 Representative Director, President & CEO (Current position)

Director of the Board
Yasuyuki Ishimaru

April 1984 Joined Maruho Co., Ltd.
December 2012 Director of the Board, Corporate Officer, Japan Business Operations
December 2020 Director of the Board, Executive Corporate Officer (Current position)

Director of the Board
Yasuhiko Kito

April 1986 Joined Maruho Co., Ltd.
December 2014 Director of the Board, Senior Corporate Officer, Business Operations
October 2025 Director of the Board, Senior Corporate Officer, Dermatological Healthcare Business, Reliability Assurance & Medical Affairs (Current position)

Director of the Board
Masahiro Takeda

April 1992 Joined the Health and Welfare Ministry (now the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
May 2014 Joined Maruho Co., Ltd.
December 2016 Director of the Board, Corporate Officer, Corporate Planning and Legal, General Affairs
October 2025 Director of the Board, Senior Corporate Officer, Business Operations, Finance & Corporate Strategy (Current position)

Director of the Board
Katsunori Hiratsuka

April 1990 Joined Maruho Co., Ltd.
December 2022 Director of the Board, Corporate Officer, Production
October 2025 Director of the Board, Corporate Officer, Supply Chain & Production (Current position)

Director of the Board
Yutaka Tomita

June 2005 Joined Sysmex Corporation
June 2021 Joined Maruho Co., Ltd.
December 2022 Director of the Board, Corporate Officer, Global Business Development
October 2025 Director of the Board, Corporate Officer, Business Development & Global Business (Current position)

Director of the Board
Kazuhiko Aita

April 1992 Joined Maruho Co., Ltd.
December 2024 Director of the Board, Corporate Officer, Sales & Marketing
October 2025 Director of the Board, Corporate Officer, Japan Prescription Drug Business (Current position)

Director of the Board
Kazutaka Kawashima

April 1984 Joined Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd. (now Tanabe Pharma Corporation)
April 2024 Joined Maruho Co., Ltd.
December 2024 Director of the Board, Senior Corporate Officer, Research & Development (Current position)

Director of the Board (Outside)
Yutaka Tsuchiya

April 1975 Joined Eisai Co., Ltd.
June 2017 Director, Eisai Co., Ltd.
April 2024 Director of the Board, Maruho Co., Ltd. (Current position)
November 2025 External Director, Chordia Therapeutics Inc. (Current position)

Director of the Board (Outside)
Kanoko Oishi

April 1983 Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
June 2000 Established MEDIVA Inc. Representative Director (Current position)
July 2000 Established Seinan MEDIVA Co., Ltd. (now Seeds 1 Co., Ltd.); Representative Director (Current position)
June 2015 Outside Director, Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. (Current position)
March 2016 External Director, Shiseido Company, Limited (Current position)
April 2021 Outside Director, Alpha Fusion Inc. (Current position)
August 2024 Director of the Board, Maruho Co., Ltd. (Current position)

Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Koichi Nishioka

April 1991 Joined Kurimoto, Ltd.
November 2001 Joined Maruho Co., Ltd.
June 2020 Corporate Officer, Business Operations, Maruho Co., Ltd.
December 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Maruho Co., Ltd. (Current position)

Corporate Officers

President & CEO
Atsushi Sugita
Executive Corporate Officer
Yasuyuki Ishimaru
Senior Corporate Officer,
Dermatological Healthcare Business,
Reliability Assurance & Medical Affairs
Yasuhiko Kito
Senior Corporate Officer,
Research & Development
Kazutaka Kawashima
Senior Corporate Officer,
Business Operations,
Finance & Corporate Strategy
Masahiro Takeda
Corporate Officer,
Business Development & Global Business
Yutaka Tomita
Corporate Officer,
Japan Prescription Drug Business
Kazuhiko Aita
Corporate Officer,
Supply Chain & Production
Katsunori Hiratsuka
Corporate Officer,
Marketing
Yasuhiro Kawasaki
Corporate Officer,
Sales
Hiroto Yoshikawa
Corporate Officer,
Research
Kazumasa Hirata
Corporate Officer,
Clinical Development
Yutaka Ishihama
Corporate Officer,
Regulatory Science
Satoko Sugawara
Corporate Officer,
Reliability Assurance & Medical Affairs
Seiki Fujimoto

Senior Medical Director

Senior Medical Director
Akihiko Ikoma