Hiroaki Shigeta has been a director since April 2007. Mr. Shigeta has a distinguished 40-year career leading international affiliates of global pharmaceutical firms. Mr. Shigeta served as President and CEO from 1993 to 2000 of Nippon Roche KK a wholly-owned Japanese affiliate of Roche Holding of Switzerland becoming Chairman and Representative Director in 2001. In 2003 he became US Head Far East Relations of Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. Earlier on in his career Mr. Shigeta spent 18 years at Sandoz leading divisions in Japan Canada Brazil Switzerland and Portugal. In his last position at Sandoz he was in charge of all Sandoz pharma business in Japan as Executive Vice President and member of the Board of Sandoz Yakuhin KK Tokyo.
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