NewsSeptember 1, 2025
Announcement of New Appointment of Corporate Officer at PHC Holdings Corporation Effective October 1, 2025
Please be advised of the following change at PHC Holdings Corporation (headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) effective October 1, 2025.
(1) New Appointment of Corporate Officer on October 1, 2025
| Name |
New Position/Title |
Position/Title Until September 30 |
| Takahide Watanabe |
Corporate Officer
Corporate Planning, DX Promotion & Risk Management |
Senior Department Manager
Corporate Planning |
(2) Corporate Officers at PHC Holdings Corporation on October 1, 2025
| Position/Title |
Name |
Role and Responsibilities |
| Chief Executive Officer (CEO) |
Kyoko Deguchi |
Group Management, Internal Audit |
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) |
Koichiro Sato |
Technology, Manufacturing, Procurement, Business Development, Medical Policy & Public Affairs
Head of Diabetes Management Domain,
Head of Healthcare Solutions Domain
Head of BGM Business
President, Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings AG |
Senior Executive Corporate Officer
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) |
Kaiju Yamaguchi |
Corporate Accounting, Corporate Finance, Group Tax,
Investor Relations, Corporate Communications |
Senior Executive Corporate Officer
Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) |
Ryuichi Hirashima |
General Affairs, Human Resources, Legal & Compliance, Intellectual Property, Transformation, Information Technology |
| Executive Corporate Officer |
Nobuaki Nakamura |
Head of Diagnostics & Life Sciences Domain
President, Representative Director, PHC Corporation |
| Corporate Officer |
Steven Lynum |
Deputy Head of Diagnostics & Life Sciences Domain
Head of Pathology Business
President, Epredia Holdings Ltd. |
| Corporate Officer |
Kenichi Uchino |
Head of LSIM Business
President and Chief Executive Officer, LSI Medience Corporation |
| Corporate Officer |
Chikara Takauo |
Head of Biomedical Business
Director, PHC Corporation |
| Corporate Officer |
Hideaki Takahashi |
Head of Healthcare IT Solution Business
President, Representative Director, Wemex Corporation |
| Corporate Officer |
Takahide Watanabe |
Corporate Planning, DX Promotion & Risk Management |