Corporate Profile
Corporate Profile
| Company name | Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. |
| Establishment | July 1, 1949 *Company name changed to Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. following merger with Kirin Pharma Company, Limited. |
| Capital | ¥26,745,000,000 (As of March 31, 2009) |
| Number of employees | 7,436 (Consolidated base, as of December 31, 2009) |
| President & Chief Executive Officer | Yuzuru Matsuda |
| Headquarters | Ohtemachi Building, 1-6-1 Ohtemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8185 Map TEL : 81-3-3282-0007 |
| Main Business | Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of medical products and pharmaceuticals. As the parent company of the Kyowa Hakko Kirin Group, it manages the business activities in the Bio-Chemicals and Chemicals segments with the Pharmaceuticals segment as its core business. Kyowa Hakko Kirin Group |
| Parent Company | Kirin Holdings Company, Limited |
*Kyowa Hakko Food Specialties which was undertaking the food business integrated their businesses with Kirin Food-Tech on April 1, 2009, and became a new company, Kirin Kyowa Foods company, Limited.