April 27, 2015

To whom it may concern:

Company Name
Corporate
representative
Contact :TOHO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Norio Hamada, President andRepresentative Director(First Section of Tokyo Stock
Exchange Securities Code: 8129)
Katsuya Kato, Director andGeneral Manager of Corporate
Communications Officeand Corporate Planning Office(TEL: 03-6838-2803)

Notice regarding Executives Change of the Company and a Consolidated Subsidiary
TOHO HOLDINGS CO., LTD. is pleased to announce that a meeting of the Board of Directors held today
informally decided to change Directors of both the Company and TOHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.,
its consolidated subsidiary, as described below.
1. TOHO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
The changes will be referred to the 67th annual meeting of the shareholders to be held on June 26, 2015.
(1) Promotion of Directors (As of June 26, 2015)
Name

Post to be appointed

Current post

Toshio Honma

Vice President and Director

Director

Mitsuo Morikubo

Executive Managing Director

Director

Katsuya Kato

Executive Managing Director

Director
General Manager of Corporate Communications
Office and Corporate Planning Office(2) New Directors (As of June 26, 2015)
Name

Post to be appointed

Hiromi Edahiro

Director

Atsuko Naitou

Director

2. TOHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
The changes will be referred to the 7th annual meeting of the shareholders to be held on June 12, 2015.
(1) Transfer of Representative Director (As of June 12, 2015)
Name

Post to be appointed

Hiromi Edahiro

President and Representative Director

1

Current post

Director
Joint General Manager of Administration
Division and General Manager of General
Affairs Department

(2) Promotion of Directors (As of June 12, 2015)
Name

Atsushi Udo

Akira Umada

Post to be appointed

Current post

Executive Managing Director

Director
General Manager of Pharmaceutical Sales Division

Executive Managing Director

Director
Joint General Manager of Pharmaceutical Sales
Division and General Manager of Managing
Department of Sales for Hospitals(3) New Assignment of Directors (As of May 12, 2015)
Name

Takashi Kobayashi

Post to be appointed

Current post

Director

Director

Joint General Manager of General Vice President and Representative Director,
Affairs Department
Godotoho Co.,Ltd.

Takashi Kobayashi will retire from Vice President and Representative Director, Godotoho on June 5, 2015.
(4) New Directors (As of June 12, 2015)
Name

Post to be appointed

Rikiya Ogawa

Director

Akiko Yoshikawa

Director

Mayumi Masuda

Current post
Corporate Officer
Joint General Manager of Administration
Division and Assistant General Manager ofCorporate Planning Office
Deputy General Manager of Brand StrategyDivision(Call Center in charge) and General
Manager of Tokyo Call CenterDirector

General Manager of Pharmaceutical
Affairs Department

Joint General Manager of Pharmaceutical
Affairs Department(5) Retiring Directors (As of June 12, 2015)
Name

Current post

Norio Hamada

Chairman of the Board and Director

Hiroyuki Kono

President and Representative Director

Shigeru Sato

Senior Executive Managing Director
General Manager of Sales and Marketing Division

Muchio Nakazato

Senior Executive Managing Director
Tohoku area in charge

Mitsuo Morikubo

Executive Managing Director
General Manager of Development Division

Atsuko Naitou

Executive Managing Director
General Manager of Pharmaceutical Affairs
Department

Katsuya KatoDirector
General Manager of Brand Strategy Division

Tadakatsu Terazono

Director

Shigeru Sato is currently Corporate Officer of Toho holdings and Muchio Nakazato will be Corporative
Advisor on June 12, 2015. Tadakatsu Terazono will be Chairman of the Board and Director of KyusyutohoCo., Ltd. on June 4, 2015.
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