Management Policy
Directors（July 1, 2023）
Directors
Hiroaki Okukubo, Chairman and Representative Director
Biography / Reason for Appointment
| April 1978 | Joined the Company |
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| July 2000 | Head of President Office |
| June 2001 | Executive Officer |
| June 2005 | Director, Deputy Head of Business Administrative Division |
| June 2007 | Executive Director, Business Administrative Division |
| June 2011 | President and Representative Director |
| June 2023 | Chairman and Representative Director (present) |
<Reason for appointment>
Mr. Hiroaki Okukubo has abundant work experience in sales, administration and international business at the Company. Since June 2011, he has led the Company’s operations and business activities as President and Representative Director, thereby contributing to enhancement of the Company’s corporate value. We believe he will continue to leverage his experience and knowledge and exert his leadership to facilitate strategic and agile decision-making of the Board of Directors and further promote the growth of the JMS Group.
Ryuji Katsura, President and Representative Director
Biography / Reason for Appointment
| April 1988 | Joined the Company |
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| July 2010 | General Manager of Corporate Planning Department |
| July 2011 | Executive Officer |
| June 2013 | Director in charge of corporate planning |
| April 2017 | Head of Corporate Planning Division |
| July 2019 | Head of Global Marketing Division |
| April 2021 | Head of Corporate Affairs Division |
| June 2021 | Executive Director |
| June 2023 | President and Representative Director (present) |
<Reason for appointment>
Mr. Ryuji Katsura has abundant work experience in planning, finance and international business at the Company. Since June 2013, he has been involved in the management of the Company as a Director while leading the corporate planning division, thereby contributing to enhancement of the Company’s corporate value. We believe he will continue to leverage his experience and knowledge to facilitate strategic and agile decision-making of the Board of Directors and further promote the growth of the JMS Group.
Yasuhiro Awane, Vice President Director
Head of Sales and Marketing Division and Head of Corporate Strategy Office
Biography / Reason for Appointment
| April 1984 | Joined the Company |
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| April 2010 | Head of Sales Promotion Division |
| June 2011 | Director, Sales and Marketing Division |
| June 2013 | Director in charge of sales and marketing |
| June 2015 | Executive Director |
| April 2017 | Head of Surgical & Therapeutical Business Unit , Head of Sales and Marketing Division (present) |
| June 2021 | Senior Executive Director |
| June 2023 | Vice President Director(present) |
| July 2023 | Head of Corporate Strategy Office(present) |
<Reason for appointment>
Mr. Yasuhiro Awane has abundant work experience in sales at the Company and in-depth knowledge in marketing. Since June 2011, he has been involved in the management of the Company as a Director while leading the sales division, thereby contributing to enhancement of the Company’s corporate value. We believe he will continue to leverage his experience and knowledge to facilitate strategic and agile decision-making of the Board of Directors and further promote the growth of the JMS Group.
Shogo Yanagida, Director
Head of Production Division and Izumo Plant Manager
Biography / Reason for Appointment
| April 1986 | Joined the Company |
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| November 2011 | General Manager of Technology Development Department, Izumo Plant |
| July 2013 | Executive Officer, Miyoshi Plant Manager |
| June 2017 | Director (present), Deputy Head of Production Division |
| June 2019 | Head of Production Division (present) |
| April 2020 | Head of Blood Management & Cell Therapy Business Unit |
| June 2023 | Izumo Plant Manager (present) |
<Reason for appointment>
Mr. Shogo Yanagida has abundant work experience in production as well as research and development at the Company. Since June 2017, he has been involved in the management of the Company as Director while leading the production division, thereby contributing to enhancement of the Company’s corporate value. We believe he will continue to leverage his experience and knowledge to facilitate strategic and agile decision-making of the Board of Directors and further promote the growth of the JMS Group.
Tohru Sakoda, Director
Head of Global Marketing Division
Biography / Reason for Appointment
| April 1989 | Joined the Company |
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| April 2012 | Manager of Research Section 3 |
| July 2017 | Executive Officer, Senior General Manager of cardiovasucular products manager, Surgical & Therapeutical Business Unit |
| July 2019 | President and Representative Director, JMS Singapore PTE.LTD. |
| Jun 2023 | Director (present), Head of Global Marketing Division(present) |
<Reason for appointment>
Mr. Tohru Sakoda has abundant work experience in Production, Research & Development and Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance Division at the Company. In addition, he has been involved in promoting Business Unit as Senior Executive Officer. Since July 2019, as a top management of our largest overseas subsidiary, he has been contributing to enhancement of its business development. We believe he will continue to leverage his experience and knowledge to play an appropriate role in managerial decision-making and supervision of the business execution of the Board of Directors and further promote the growth of the JMS Group.
Raita Uematsu, Director
Head of Research and Development Division
Biography / Reason for Appointment
| October 2001 | Joined the Company |
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| Jun 2018 | Deputy Plant Manager, Izumo Plant |
| July 2019 | Executive Officer, Plant Manager of Izumo Plant |
| Jun 2023 | Director (present), Head of Research and Development Division(present) |
<Reason for appointment>
Mr. Raita Uematsu has abundant work experience in Research & Development and Production at the Company. Since July 2019, as Executive Officer, he has been involved in management of our largest manufacturing plant, and contributing to develop the plants and to enhance the production system with his leadership based on experience. We believe he will continue to leverage his experience and knowledge to facilitate strategic and agile decision-making of the Board of Directors and further promote the growth of the JMS Group.
Kazuo Ikemura, Director (Outside)
Biography / Reason for Appointment
| April 1983 | Registered as a lawyer (Hiroshima Bar Association) |
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| June 1983 | Joined Tomikawa Law Office |
| August 1991 | Established Hiroshima Central Law Office (present) |
| June 2011 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company |
| June 2015 | Director of the Company (present) |
| June 2020 | Outside Auditor of Fukutome Meat Packers, Ltd. |
| June 2023 | Audit and Supervisory Committee of Fukutome Meat Packers, Ltd. (present) |
<Reason for appointment>
Mr. Kazuo Ikemura has abundant professional knowledge and experience as a lawyer, and has been providing appropriate supervision as an outside director. In addition, he is familiar with the Company’s businesses because he has served as an outside officer of the Company for 12 years. We highly evaluates his experience and ability, and believe he can play an appropriate role in managerial decision-making and supervision of the business execution of the JMS Group based on this specialized knowledge
Shozo Ishizaka, Director (Outside)
Biography / Reason for Appointment
| April 1985 | Joined Kaneka Corporation |
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| June 2010 | Director, Head of Vascular Management Group, Sales Management Department, and Head of Asia Office of Kaneka Medix Corporation |
| April 2017 | Executive Vice President of Kaneka Medix Corporation |
| April 2018 | President of Kaneka Medix Corporation (present) |
| June 2019 | Director of the Company (present) |
<Reason for appointment>
Mr. Shozo Ishizaka has substantial achievement and knowledge in the medical device industry at Kaneka Corporation and KanekaMedics Corporation, and also been providing appropriate supervision as an outside director. We highly evaluates his experience and ability, and believe he can play an appropriate role in managerial decision-making and supervision of the business execution of the JMS Group.
Yoshio Kondo, Director
Full-Time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Biography / Reason for Appointment
| April 1980 | Joined the Company |
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| July 2005 | Head of International Business Division |
| July 2011 | President and Representative Director, JMS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. |
| June 2015 | General Manager of Finance Department |
| June 2018 | Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
| June 2023 | Director (present), Full-Time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (present) |
<Reason for appointment>
Mr. Yoshio Kondo has abundant work experience in Administration at the Company. In addition, he has served as President of our overseas subsidiary. In view of the transition to a company with Audit and Supervisory Committee, we believe he will contribute strengthening of audits and supervision of the business execution of the JMS Group with his specialized experience and knowledge he has gained through his career.
Akira Mito, Director (Outside)
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Biography / Reason for Appointment
| July 2013 | Resigned from District Director of Okayama West Tax Office |
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| August 2013 | Established Mito Tax Accountant Office (present) |
| June 2015 | Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company |
| June 2016 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company |
| June 2023 | Director of the Company (present), Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (present) |
<Reason for appointment>
Mr. Akira Mito has abundant professional knowledge and experience as a tax accountant, and has performed his duties as an outside auditor appropriately. In view of the transition to a company with Audit and Supervisory Committee, we believe he will contribute strengthening of audits and supervision of the business execution of the JMS Group with his specialized experience and knowledge he has gained through his career.
Yoshiharu Sagami, Director (Outside)
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Biography / Reason for Appointment
| April 1981 | Joined Asahi & Co. (present KPMG AZSA LLC) |
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| June 2010 | Resigned from KPMG AZSA LLC |
| July 2010 | Established Sagami CPA Office (present) |
| June 2015 | Outside Director and Audit Committee Member of Br. Holdings Corporation (present) |
| June 2020 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company |
| June 2023 | Director of the Company (present), Audit & Supervisory Committee Member(present) |
<Reason for appointment>
Mr. Yoshiharu Sagami has abundant professional knowledge and experience as a certified public accountant, and has performed his duties as an outside auditor appropriately. In addition, he has served as an outside director, audit and supervisory committee member of other company. In view of the transition to a company with Audit and Supervisory Committee, we believe he will contribute strengthening of audits and supervision of the business execution of the JMS Group with his specialized experience and knowledge he has gained through his career.