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Leader Database

Itsuro Yoshida

Position

President

Company Name

Towa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Bio

My career started from a trading company taking care of exporting business. After leaving the company, I joined Towa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and was assigned to the Sales Department in May 1979. Next, I was assigned to the Research & Development Division. After experiencing Finance & Accounting, Production, and various other departments, I became Director, General Manager, of the Finance & Accounting Department in December 1983. In August 1986, I was responsible for the General Affairs Department for four years. Then, I was appointed as Senior Managing Director, Head of the President’s Office. I took post as the President in June 1996.

Information

Education

1975 – Graduated from Keio University with a Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Business and Commerce.

 

Experience

1979 – Joined Towa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

1996 – President of Towa Phamacutical Co., Ltd. (to present)

2003 – Chairman of J-Dolph Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (to present)

2010 – Chairman of Daichi Kasei Co., Ltd. (to present)

 

Association

  • President of Japan Generic Medicines Association
  • Executive board member of the Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Associations of Japan
  • Vice President and executive board members of Osaka Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association

 

What have been the main lessons you have learned in your career and how do you implement them in your management?

One of my hobbies, which I have been enjoying with my employees for many years, is the game of Igo, a traditional Japanese board game. The players need to read the situation on the board during the game in order to make decisions accurately. Furthermore, reading beyond the situation is required to make decisive actions.

This has something in common with managing the company. When making a decision, I have to see beyond and to find the best action to take, and that makes me grow as a leader of the company.

 

Quotes

  1. [Dokuritsu Jison] Independence and self-respect:
    This is a quote from Yukichi Fukuzawa, who founded Keio University, where I graduated. This quote is used as one of the main philosophies of Keio University. To protect the dignity of oneself and others and act with discretion and responsibility in every matter.
  2. Effort of the self-help:
    This is my self-attitude and also the company’s basic attitude, which means to make the effort to overcome a difficulty by oneself and to achieve a goal.
  3. Local production for local consumption:
    This is my fundamental policy for the company’s basic attitude/scheme/policy/principle, especially when we discuss entering into the global market. Towa’s goal is to manufacture the product locally for local consumption in the region. We want to hire local employees working at the plant in order to revitalize the regional economies. Through the above activities, profit obtained from the activities contributes to local communities and nations as a result of tax payments. We believe this system contributes to stabilizing the regional economy and make one’s living better. I believe this system makes the economy of the local area better and better.