Kanako Kikuchi

Over 20 years of leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry. She has held business and strategic leadership positions at multiple multinational pharmaceutical companies in Japan and the United States. Prior to her current position, she served as President of the Japanese subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline plc. In May 2018, she assumed the position of Representative Director and President of UCB Japan Co., Ltd., the Japanese subsidiary of UCB S.A. in Belgium. Board of Director of EFPIA (European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations) Japan Advisor for Economic Diplomacy to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of the Kingdom of Belgium Bachelor of Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University / Pharmacist.