Astellas Announces Top Management Personnel Change

September 30, 2025 | Tuesday | Leadership Change

Astellas Pharma Inc.  announced the following changes to its Top Management structure, effective October 1, 2025.

Nick Eshkenazi, current Chief Digital & Transformation Officer (CDTO), will leave Astellas on September 30, 2025. Consequently, effective October 1, 2025, the position of CDTO will be removed from Top Management, with both Digital and Transformation functions being integrated into the Strategy function, led by Adam Pearson, the Chief Strategy Officer (CStO).

  • Top Management (Effective October 1, 2025)

Name 

Title 

Naoki Okamura 

Representative Director,            

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Katsuyoshi Sugita 

Representative Director,

Corporate Executive Vice President,

Chief People Officer (CPO) 

Tadaaki Taniguchi 

Chief Research & Development Officer (CRDO) 

Rao Mantri 

Chief Manufacturing Officer (CMfgO)

Claus Zieler 

Chief Commercial & Medical Affairs Officer (CCMAO) 

Adam Pearson 

Chief Strategy Officer (CStO)  

Atsushi Kitamura 

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) 

Tatjana Dragovic 

General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer 

 (GC & CECO) 

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