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Company Profile

Company Name	ロート製薬株式会社 ROHTO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Foundation	February 22, 1899
Incorporation	September 15, 1949
Capital	6,504 million yen （as of March 31, 2025）
Net Sales	136,557 million yen <non-consolidated basis> 308,625 million yen <consolidated basis> （as of March 31, 2025）
Number of Employees	1,753 <non-consolidated basis> 9,144 <consolidated basis>（as of March 31, 2025）
Stock Listing	Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.　(Prime Market)
Main Business	Manufacturer and marketer of pharmaceutical products, cosmetics and functional foods

Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Directors

Kunio Yamada

Chairman and Representative Director

Biography

April 1980	Joined the Company
June 1991	Director
June 1992	Senior Managing Director
June 1996	Executive Vice President
July 1998	Chairman of The Mentholatum Company (current position)
June 1999	President of the Company
June 2009	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company
August 2018	Chairman (CEO) and President of the Company
June 2019	Chairman of the Company (current position)
March 2021	Outside Director of Bacchus Bio innovation Co., Ltd.

Hidetoshi Segi

President and Representative Director

Biography

April 1985	Joined Nippon Vicks KK (currently, P&G Japan G.K.)
June 1997	Joined the Company
June 2018	Director of the Company
March 2022	Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of the Company
June 2022	Director of the Company
June 2023	Managing Director of the Company
June 2025	President of the Company (current position)

Masaya Saito

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Biography

April 1986	Joined the Company
May 1998	General Director of Rohto-Mentholatum (Vietnam) Co., Ltd.
June 2011	Director and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department of the Company
June 2018	Executive Vice President of the Company (current position), President and Director of The Mentholatum Company (current position), Chief Executive Officer of Rohto-Mentholatum (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. (current position)
March 2022	Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company (current position)

Shinichi Kunisaki

Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer (CTO)

Biography

April 1981	Joined Suntory Limited (currently, Suntory Holdings Limited)
January 2007	Joined the Company
June 2010	Director and General Manager of Research & Development Department of the Company
June 2018	President and Representative Director of Qualitech Pharma Co., Ltd.
June 2020	Managing Director of the Company
March 2022	Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of the Company (current position)
June 2023	Executive Vice President of the Company (current position)

Yoko Fujimoto

Managing Director and Chief Medical Officer (CMO)

Biography

April 1992	Physician, Department of Neurology, Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, Tokyo, Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, etc
August 1997	Research Fellow, Department of Immunology, Duke University School of Medicine, U.S.A.
April 2001	Physician, Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Tokyo Medical and Dental University (currently Institute of Science Tokyo) etc.
July 2002	Joined Pharmacia Corporation (currently Pfizer Japan Inc.) Manager of Clinical Research Department, General Manager of Medical Affairs Department, etc.
September 2019	Director, Executive Officer, Vaccine BU Lead, Pfizer Japan Inc.
June 2025	Joined the Company to present. Managing Director of the Company (current position). Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Company (current position).

Yasunori Kawasaki

Director and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)

Biography

April 1982	Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
April 1986	Joined the Company
October 2011	Director, Michinoku Future Fund (current position)
July 2021	Executive Officer of the Company
March 2023	Responsible for HR Development & Training, the Company
June 2023	Director of the Company (current position), Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of the Company (current position)
June 2024	Outside Director, Morishita Jintan Co., Ltd. (current position)

Masae Yamanaka

Director and Chief Transformation Officer (CXO)

Biography

April 1987	Joined IBM Japan, Ltd.
February 2009	Joined Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
July 2017	Joined Panasonic Corporation,Managing Officer, Connected Solutions Company (currently Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.)
October 2017	Director, Executive Vice President, Member of the Board, Panasonic System Solutions Japan Co., Ltd. (currently Gemba Solutions Company)
June 2021	Outside Director, Sanrio Company, Ltd. (current position)
June 2022	Outside Director, JTB Corp. (current position)
May 2024	Joined the Company, AI/CX Promotion Managing Coordinator and Executive Designer, Strategic Design Headquarters of the Company (current position)
June 2024	Director of the Company (current position), Chief Transformation Officer (CXO) of the Company (current position)

Yoichi Honma

Director and Chief Scientific Officer (CScO)

Biography

April 1992	Joined the Company
May 2012	Deputy General Manager of Research & Development Department
June 2018	Director of Business Strategy Promotion Department
May 2019	Specially Appointed Division Manager for Promotion of R&D
July 2021	Executive Officer
June 2024	Director of the Company (current position), Chief Scientific Officer (CScO) of the Company (current position)

Noriko Suenobu

Director and Chief Research Officer (CRO)

Biography

April 1991	Joined POLA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
January 2015	Corporate Officer in charge of R&D and Planning, POLA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
January 2018	Director and Corporate Officer in charge of R&D, POLA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. Corporate Officer in charge of Group Research and Intellectual Property & Regulatory Affairs, POLA ORBIS HOLDINGS INC.
August 2023	Representative Director and President, POLA MEDICAL INC.
April 2025	Joined the Company, Executive Designer, Strategic Design Headquarters (current position)
June 2026	Director of the Company (current position). Chief Research Officer (CRO) of the Company (current position).

Akie Iriyama

Outside Director

Biography

April 1998	Joined Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
August 2008	Assistant Professor of School of Management, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
August 2013	Associate Professor, Waseda University Business School
April 2019	Professor, Waseda University Business School (current position)
June 2019	Outside Director of the Company (current position)
June 2020	Outside Director of Sanoh Industrial Co., Ltd. (current position)
December 2020	Outside Director of SEPTENI HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (current position)
June 2021	Outside Director of SORACOM Inc. (current position)

Haruka Mera

Outside Director

Biography

March 2011	Launched READYFOR crowdfunding service
July 2014	Founded READYFOR Co., Ltd. Representative Director & CEO of READYFOR, Inc. (current position)
June 2020	Outside Director of the Company (current position)

Eriko Hayashi

Outside Director

Biography

October 2001	Registered as an attorney, joined Oh-Ebashi Law Office
June 2007	She admitted to the New York State Bar
January 2010	She became a partner of Oh-Ebashi Law Office
June 2010	Chief Representative of Oh-Ebashi LPC Shanghai Office
March 2019	Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kaizen Platform Co., Ltd. (current position)
November 2019	Established Yori Law Office and assumed office as representative (current position)
August 2021	Representative Employee, ERIO G.K. (current position)
March 2022	Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Mujin, Inc. (current position)
June 2022	Outside Director of the Company (current position)

Maiko Katadae

Outside Director

Biography

May 2005	Joined The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Co., Ltd. (currently The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co., Ltd.)
May 2023	Visiting Researcher, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo (current position)
July 2023	Advisor, UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd. (current position)
April 2024	President, Infinite CORE Inc. (current position)
June 2024	Outside Director of the Company (current position)

Shoichiro Iwata

Outside Director

Biography

March 1973	Joined Lion Fat and Oil Co., Ltd. (currently Lion Corporation)
March 1986	Joined PLUS CORPORATION
March 1997	President, ASKUL Corporation
May 2000	President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ASKUL Corporation
June 2006	External Director, Shiseido Company, Limited
April 2008	Vice Chairman, KEIZAI DOYUKAI (Japan Association of Corporate Executives)
September 2019	Representative Director and CEO, FORCE marketing and management, inc. (current position)
August 2020	Outside Director, Safie Inc. (current position)
June 2021	Outside Director, S.T. CORPORATION (current position)
September 2021	Outside Director, Arithmer Inc. (current position)
May 2022	Outside Director, Hacobu, Inc. (current position) to present
June 2025	Outside Director of the Company (current position)

Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Masanori Kimura

Full-time Auditor

Biography

April 1982	Joined the Company
May 2003	Corporate Officer and Manager of General Affairs and Human Resources Division
June 2005	Director and General Manager of Manufacturing Business Department
May 2008	Director and General Manager of Corporate Planning & Administration Department
April 2009	Director and General Manager of Healthcare Business Department
May 2012	Director in charge of Business Partnerships and Personnel Development
May 2013	Director and Division Manager of Agri-Farm Division
June 2016	Auditor (current position)

Hideto Uemura

Full-time Auditor

Biography

April 1982	Joined the Company
May 2003	Deputy General Manager of Business Development Department
April 2009	Deputy General Manager of Research & Development Department
May 2010	Corporate Officer and Deputy General Manager of Research & Development Department
May 2015	Senior Corporate Officer and General Manager of Marketing Department
June 2016	General Manager of Marketing Department
June 2017	Director of Business Strategy Promotion Department
June 2018	Director and Director of Headquarters for Promotion of Corporate Strategy
May 2019	Director of the Company
June 2020	Auditor (current position)

Yasuhiro Tani

Auditor

Biography

October 1981	Joined Asahi & Co. (currently, KPMG AZSA LLC)
April 1985	Registered as a Certified Public Accountant
April 1986	Opened CPA Tani Accounting Office (current position)
May 2003	Registered as a Tax Accountant
April 2006	Professor of The Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University (current position)
June 2020	Auditor (current position)
March 2021	Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member), Noritz Corporation (current position)
June 2024	Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member), FUJI OIL HOLDINGS INC. (current position)

Eri Sugiyama

Auditor

Biography

October 2001	Registered as an Attorney, Joined Habataki Law Office
November 2008	Joined the Financial Services Agency (fixed-term staff), Financial Securities Inspector, Inspection Coordination Division, Inspection Bureau, Financial Services Agency
July 2013	Partner, Habataki Law Office (current position)
June 2018	Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd. (current position)
April 2022	Professor, Legal Practice, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University (current position)
June 2023	Outside Executive Director, Linical Co., Ltd. (current position)
June 2024	Auditor (current position)

Asuka Terada

Auditor

Biography

October 2001	Registered as an Attorney Joined Kyowa-Sogo Law Office
April 2018	Established N&T Law Office Joint Representative Attorney (current position)
August 2019	Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, D&M COMPANY CO., LTD. (current position)
June 2021	Outside Director, Denkyosha Co., Ltd. (currently Denkyo Group Holdings Co., Ltd.)
April 2024	Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University (current position)
June 2025	Auditor (current position)

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