Furuta to become CFO at Takeda

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Tokyo:4502; NYSE:TAK) announced the retirement of CFO Constantine Saroukos, who will be succeeded on April 1st by Milano Furuta, president of the pharma’s Japan pharma business unit. Saroukos will leave Takeda’s board on June 26, the date of the pharma’s general shareholder meeting. The company has proposed Furuta in its list of 15 candidates for directors.

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