April 27, 2011

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation

Change of Directors, and Organization
Osaka, Japan, April 27, 2011 ---- Today, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (President &CEO, Michihiro Tsuchiya) announced that at the today's meeting of the Board of Directors,

the Company reached a tentative decision regarding change of Directors, including newly
appointed directors and corporate auditor, as noted below. As for changes of Directors,
the Company will decide officially at the fourth annual general meeting of shareholders, tobe held on June 22 this year, and at the meeting of the Board of Directors, to be held
immediately after the annual general shareholders’ meeting.
1. Organizational Changes (As of June 22, 2011)
1) Corporate
The Company will establish Internal Controls & Compliance Department under thedirect control of the President, in order to enhance compliance system in company
wide engagement in regard to the quality control incident.
2) Research Division
The Company will establish "Project Management Department".
3) Sales & Marketing Division
The Company will discontinue "Sales Administration Department" to transfer its
function to "Strategic Sales Planning Department" and "Promotion ManagementDepartment".
The Company will establish "Special Product Marketing Department".
The Company will transfer "Medical Information Center" from Pharmacovigilance &Quality Assurance Division.
The Company will establish "Area Marketing & Scientific Support Office" in Tohoku,Tokyo, Tokai, Osaka, and Kyushu Branch, respectively.

2. Board Candidates (as of June 22, 2011)
1) Newly appointed directors
New Position

Name

Current Position

Outside Board Director

Shigehiko Hattori

Chairman of the Board, (retained)
Shimadzu Corporation

Outside Board Director

Seishiro Yoshioka

Corporate Auditor
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

2) Curriculum Vitae of New Director Candidate
Name:Shigehiko Hattori

Date of Birth:

August 21, 1941Education:

Graduate from University of Yamanashi, Faculty of Engineering,
Department of Precision Engineering

Career Summary
April 1964

Joined Shimadzu Corporation

January 1989

President, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc., U.S.A

June 1993

Director, Member of the Board, Shimadzu Corporation(Stationed in U.S.A.)

June 1997

Managing Director, Shimadzu Corporation

June 2003

President and CEO, Shimadzu Corporation

June 2009

Chairman of the Board, Shimadzu Corporation

June 2011

Chairman of the Board, Shimadzu Corporation
To be appointed Outside Director, Mitsubishi Tanabe PharmaCorporation-2-Name:

Seishiro Yoshioka

Date of Birth:

December 16, 1944

Education:

Graduate from University of Tokyo Faculty of Law

Career Summary
July 1969

Joined Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

June 2000

Director, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

June 2001

Managing Director, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

June 2003

Senior Managing Director, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

June 2004

Executive Vice-President, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

June 2007

Corporate Auditor, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

June 2011

Corporate Auditor, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
To be appointed Outside Director, Mitsubishi Tanabe PharmaCorporation3) Changes of business in charge
New Position
Representative Director,
Managing Executive Officer,
Chief Compliance Officer*,
General Manager of InternationalBusiness, International Strategy &Operation,
Internal Controls & ComplianceDirector, Managing Executive Officer,
Head of Sales & Marketing,General Manager of Marketing &Scientific Support
Board Director, Managing Executive
Business Management, Finance &Accounting, in charge of Information
Systems, and Environment & Safety,
Human Resources Management
Board Director, Executive Officer,
Global Product Strategy, General
Manager of Global Product Strategy

Name

Current Position

Kuniaki Kaga

Representative Director, Managing
Executive Officer,
International Strategy & Operation,
General Manager of International
BusinessKenichi Yanagisawa

Director, Managing Executive Officer,
Sales & Marketing

Kenkichi Kosakai

Masayuki Mitsuka-3-

Board Director, Managing Executive
Officer, in charge of Information
Systems, and Environment & Safety,
General Manager of Finance &Accounting Department
Board Director, Executive Officer incharge or Business Development &Licensing, and Intellectual Property,

Department, in charge of Business
Development & Licensing, andIntellectual Property
Board Director, Executive Officer incharge of Corporate Strategic
Planning, General Manager ofCorporate Strategic Planning
Department, in charge of Medical
Intelligence, and Corporate
Communications

General Manager of Global ProductStrategy Department

Takashi Kobayashi

Board Director, Executive Officer incharge of Corporate StrategicPlanning, Medical Intelligence, Human
Resources, and Corporate
Communications,
General Manager of Corporate
Strategic Planning Department*Appointed as Chief Compliance Officer as of May 1, 2011.

3. Corporate auditors
1) Newly appointed corporate auditor
New Position

NameCorporate Auditor (standing)

Koichi Fujisawa

Current Position
Corporate Advisor,
Mitsubish Chemical Corporation

Retiring Corporate Auditor: Akihiro Narimatsu will be appointed as Corporate Advisor of the Company.

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