Integrated Report 2026

Sustainability: Board of Directors and Messages From DirectorsPHC Executive Team (Corporate Officers & Division Heads)

We have established the PHC Executive Team (PET), comprising Group CxOs and the Corporate Officers or Division Heads responsible for overseeing specific domains and businesses. Under the slogan “One PHC,” the PET drives group-wide management by addressing increasingly complex business challenges while respecting our various stakeholders.

Corporate Officers & Division Heads

Kyoko Deguchi

1

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Koichiro Sato

2

Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
Head of Diabetes Management Domain
Head of Healthcare Solutions Domain

Kaiju Yamaguchi

3

Senior Executive Corporate Officer
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Ryuichi Hirashima

4

Senior Executive Corporate Officer
Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Nobuaki Nakamura

5

Executive Corporate Officer
Head of Diagnostics & Life Sciences Domain

Steven Lynum

6

Corporate Officer
Head of Pathology Business Unit

Kenichi Uchino

7

Corporate Officer
Head of Clinical Testing Business Unit

Chikara Takauo

8

Corporate Officer
Head of Life Sciences Business Unit

Hideaki Takahashi

9

Corporate Officer
Head of Healthcare IT Solutions Business Unit

Takahide Watanabe

10

Corporate Officer
Corporate Strategy, DX/AI Promotion, Risk Management,
Information Technology

Peter Bodlund

11

Corporate Officer
Head of Diabetes Management Business Unit

Tetsuya Ueda

12

Head of CRO Business Unit