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April 1, 2010

Terumo names new President, Executive Vice Presidents

Terumo Corporation is pleased to announce the promotions of Mr.Yutaro Shintaku to Representative Director and President, Mr. Koji Nakao to Director and Executive Vice President and Mr. Hiroshi Matsumura to Director and Executive Vice President. 

Dr. Akira Takahashi, current Representative Director and President, will assume the post of Director and Corporate Advisor to Terumo Corporation.

The purpose of the new appointments is to accelerate Terumo's global initiatives in the medical market where rapid changes are taking place on a worldwide scale.

The new appointments will be confirmed at the board meeting of directors following the annual general meeting of shareholders on June 29, 2010.

Yutaro Shintaku’s personal history

Date of Birth: September 19, 1955
Born: Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Education:

March 1979, Graduated from the University of Tokyo
(International Relations and Economics)
June 1983, Graduated from University of California, Berkeley （MBA）

Business Experience

April 1976 Joined Toa Nenryo Kogyo K.K. (now Tonen General Sekiyu K.K.)
Jan. 1999 Joined Terumo Corporation
June 2005 Executive Officer
President of Cardiac & Vascular Products Group
June 2006 Director and Executive Officer
June 2007 Director and Senior Executive Officer
[R&D Center]
[Legal Department]
[Intellectual Property Department]
June 2009 Director and Managing Executive Officer (present)
General Manager of Strategy Planning Department (present)
General Manager of International Business Division (present)
[Human Resources Department] (present)
[Accounting & Finance Department] (present)

( as of March 2010 )

(Note) Forward-looking statements included in this release were determined by Takeda Pharmaceutical and Terumo based on the best information available at the time of writing and are subject to potential risks and uncertainties. Therefore, please note that, due to various factors, the actual implementation may differ from what is described here.