Notification Regarding Change in Representative Corporate Officers

Listed Company Name: Eisai Co., Ltd.

                                                                       Representative: Haruo Naito

Representative Corporate
Officer and CEO

                                                                       Securities Code: 4523

                                                                       Stock Exchange Listings: First Section of the Tokyo

                                                                                                               Stock Exchange

                                                                       Inquiries: Masatomi Akana

                                                                                                               Vice President,

                                                                                                               Corporate Affairs
Phone +81-3-3817-5120

  

Eisai Co., Ltd. resolved at its Board of Directors meeting held on May 13, 2019 to propose the following changes in its Representative Corporate Officers, effective June 20, 2019.

 

1. Changes in Representative Corporate Officers

    (Retiring Representative Corporate Officer)

  

Hideki Hayashi

currently, Representative Corporate Officer

Japan Business

hhc Solutions Headquarters

Chief Information Officer

*Nominee for New Director

2. Scheduled Date of Retirement

    June 20, 2019

  

3. New Representative Corporate Officer Structure

    New Representative Corporate Officer Structure after June 20, 2019 to be as follows:

  

Representative Corporate Officer and CEO

Haruo Naito

currently, Representative Corporate Officer and CEO

Representative Corporate Officer and COO

Yasushi Okada

currently, Representative Corporate Officer, CTO,

Industry Affairs and China Business

* Yasushi Okada is to be appointed as Chief Operating Officer. In addition to assisting Chief Executive Officer and being responsible for the Industries Affairs as a representative, Chief Operating Officer takes in charge of China Business, Data Integrity, and supervises Eisai Demand Chain Systems.