India, Jan. 30 -- Japanese healthcare firm Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd (DSKYF.PK) announced Friday the appointment of Hiroyuki Okuzawa as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Sunao Manabe, with effect from April 1.
Manabe will transition from his current role of Representative Director, Executive Chairperson and CEO to Representative Director and Executive Chairperson. Further, Okuzawa, aged 62, will transition to Representative Director, President and CEO.
The new CEO, Okuzawa, joined Daiichi Sankyo in 1986 and has served as Representative Director, President and Chief Operating Officer since 2023. He also held the role of Chief Financial Officer for two years.
Daiichi Sankyo noted that the transition is part of its five-year business plan (...