Percival Barretto-Ko
Barret-Ko is the first to take the newly created position for the company, after moving from the role of executive director, corporate strategy and communications at Astellas Pharma Europe.
Astellas president and CEO Masao Yoshida said: "This realignment brings key strategic functions closer together at the corporate level.
“Percival has an outstanding track record both in the pharmaceutical industry and at Astellas' European operations. He will be a great addition to our senior management team."