Corporate Overview/Directors and Company Auditors

Corporate Overview

Company name	Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
Establishment	July 1, 1949 *On October 1, 2008, KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD. changed its name to Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. following merger with Kirin Pharma Company, Limited.
Capital	¥26,745,000,000 (As of December 31, 2009)
Number of employees	7,436 (Consolidated base, as of December 31, 2009)
Executive Director of the Board President & Chief Executive Officer	Yuzuru Matsuda
Headquarters	Ohtemachi Building, 1-6-1 Ohtemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8185 Map TEL:+81-3-3282-0007
Main Business	Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of medical products and pharmaceuticals. As the parent company of the Kyowa Hakko Kirin Group, it manages the business activities in the Bio-Chemicals and Chemicals segments. About Kyowa Hakko Kirin Group
Parent Company	Kirin Holdings Company, Limited

Executive Director of the Board President and Chief Executive Officer	Yuzuru Matsuda
Executive Director of the Board Executive Vice President	Tomohiro Mune
Director of the Board Senior Executive Managing Officer	Tomonori Yuji
Director of the Board Senior Executive Managing Officer	Ken Yamazumi
Director of the Board Executive Managing Officer	Kazuyoshi Tachibana
Director of the Board Executive Managing Officer	Nobuo Hanai
Director of the Board	Kozo Fujita

Senior Executive Managing Officer	Yutaka Yoshida
Executive Managing Officer	Hiroyuki Kawai
Executive Managing Officer	Manabu Suzuki
Managing Officer	Yoshiki Tsunekane
Managing Officer	Akira Karasawa
Managing Officer	Fumihiro Nishino
Managing Officer	Masau Takayanagi
Managing Officer	Hideo Inoue
Managing Officer	Shigeru Morotomi
Managing Officer	Toshifumi Mikayama
Managing Officer	Nobuhisa Yamazaki
Managing Officer	Yoichi Sato
Managing Officer	Etsuo Ohshima