Feb. 06, 2017
Teijin Board Elects Akihisa Nabeshima as New President of Teijin Pharma
Teijin Pharma Limited
Teijin Pharma Limited, the core company of the Teijin Group’s healthcare business, announced today that Teijin’s board of directors has elected Akihisa Nabeshima, currently corporate officer of the Teijin Group and senior executive director of Teijin Pharma, as its next president. Nabeshima will assume his new role on April 1.
Hiroshi Uno, the current president of the company, will assume the post of responsible for healthcare business of the Teijin Limited, on the same day.
About the Teijin Group
Teijin (TSE: 3401) is a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in the areas of sustainable transportation, information and electronics, safety and protection, environment and energy, and healthcare. Its main fields of operation are high-performance fibers such as aramid, carbon fibers & composites, healthcare, films, resin & plastic processing, polyester fibers, products converting and IT. The group has some 150 companies and around 16,000 employees spread out over 20 countries worldwide. It posted consolidated sales of JPY790.7 billion (USD 7.4 billion) and total assets of JPY 823.4 billion (USD 7.7 billion) in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. Please visit www.teijin.com.
Akihisa Nabeshima
| Date of birth: | January 17, 1960 (age: 57) |
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| Titles: | Teijin Group corporate officer Senior executive director of Teijin Pharma Limited (General manager of Home Healthcare Business Unit General manager of Home Healthcare Sales Division) |
| Birthplace: | Hyogo, Japan |
| Education: | Graduated from Business Administration, Osaka University of Economics, Osaka, March 1982 |
| Career: | |
| April 1982 | Joined Teijin Limited |
| April 2007 | Appointed general manager of Administration Department, Teijin Pharma Limited |
| July 2010 | Appointed general manager of Home Healthcare Operation Department, Teijin Pharma Limited |
| April 2011 | Appointed general manager - Osaka Branch Office |
| April 2012 | Appointed general manager of Home Healthcare Sales Division,
Teijin Pharma Limited President of Teijin Home Healthcare Limited President of Sleep Medical Service Limited |
| April 2013 | Appointed director of Teijin Pharma Limited |
| April 2015 | Appointed Teijin Group corporate officer Senior executive director of Teijin Pharma Limited General manager of Home Healthcare Business Unit |
| April 2017 | To be appointed Teijin Group executive officer General manager of Healthcare Business Group President of Teijin Pharma Limited |
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