Takeda Announces New Assignments of Directors
Takeda (TOKYO:4502/NYSE:TAK) has announced new assignments of directors, determined at the Board of Directors meeting and at the Audit and Supervisory Committee meeting, following the 148th Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders, held in Osaka today.
Takeda’s Board of Directors has 11 members serving as external directors out of a total of 14 members, helping to ensure transparency and objectivity. An external director will continue to chair the Board of Directors. The Audit and Supervisory Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Compensation Committee will be composed solely of external directors including their chairs.
Takeda highly values strong, independent governance and its Board of Directors helps to ensure that all decisions and actions are in the best interests of global stakeholders and aligned with the company’s values. This robust corporate governance model has been, and will continue to be, critical to Takeda’s success.
Details of the new assignments are as follows:
1. New Assignment of Directors Who Are Not Audit and Supervisory Committee Members (Effective June 26, 2024)
| Name | Category | Role | |
| Christophe Weber | Internal | Existing | Representative Director, President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Milano Furuta | Internal | New | Director, Chief Financial Officer |
| Andrew Plump | Internal | Existing | Director, President, Research & Development |
| Masami Iijima | External | Existing | External Director, Chair of the Board Meeting |
| Ian Clark | External | Existing | External Director |
| Steven Gillis | External | Existing | External Director |
| Emiko Higashi | External | New | External Director |
| John Maraganore | External | Existing | External Director |
| Michel Orsinger | External | Existing | External Director |
| Miki Tsusaka | External | Existing | External Director |
2. Directors Who Are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members (Effective June 26, 2024)
| Name | Category | Role | |
| Koji Hatsukawa | External | Existing | External Director, Head of Audit and Supervisory Committee |
| Jean-Luc Butel | External | New | External Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
| Yoshiaki Fujimori | External | Existing | External Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
| Kimberly A. Reed | External | Existing | External Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
3. New Assignment of Nomination Committee and Compensation Committee Members (Effective June 26, 2024)
Nomination committee:
Masami Iijima (Chairperson), Steven Gillis, Emiko Higashi, Michel Orsinger, Jean-Luc Butel, and Yoshiaki Fujimori
(Observer: Christophe Weber)
Compensation committee:
Emiko Higashi (Chairperson), John Maraganore, Michel Orsinger, and Kimberly A. Reed
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