Ikuo Kato

Mr. Ikuo Kato has served as General Manager of the Development Research Laboratories of the Company and as Representative Director and President and Chairman of subsidiary. He is not only well-versed in research and development, but has insight on corporate management. As Representative Director and President and Chairman of the subsidiary, he offers comments as necessary to the Shionogi Group’s management, and in our judgement, he provides appropriate recommendations and advice on management decisions and execution of duties from a neutral point of view as a corporate auditor. Accordingly, we judge that he has the appropriate character and insight to perform the duties of a Corporate Auditor, and elected him as a Corporate Auditor.