Mr. Norihiro Ashida, born in 1954, is a Non-executive Director of our Company. Mr. Ashida has served as a Director since 1 November 2006. He is currently holding directorship in certain subsidiaries of the Group.
Mr. Ashida has served as a director of J-Pharma Co., Ltd. since June 2021. From February 2011 to June 2022, Mr. Ashida successively served as a director and advisor of Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Otsuka Holdings”). Mr. Ashida was an executive operating officer of Otsuka Holdings and the director of its business development and planning department until 2015. Before joining Otsuka Pharmaceutical in April 2003, he was a general manager of Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. from 2002 to 2003. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Ashida was a general manager of the Industrial Bank of Japan (“IBJ”), where he headed the credit department for western Japan. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Ashida served as vice president responsible for business development at 3iBJ Ltd., a venture capital firm formed by 3i Group plc and IBJ. From 1989 to 1995, Mr. Ashida was a senior vice president of IBJ (Canada). He joined IBJ in 1977 in its Tokyo branch.
Mr. Ashida received his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Tokyo in 1977.