Announcement of the death of our company's Honorary Chairman, Kunio Kanzawa (former Chairman)

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

We are very sorry to announce that our company's Honorary Chairman, Kunio Kanzawa (former Chairman) passed away peacefully on May 11, 2014. He was ninety-two years old.

In accordance with his wishes, Mr. Kanzawa's family has held a private funeral.


　　Name：　　　Kunio Kanzawa

　　Birthdate：　June 22, 1921 (age at death: 92)

　　Resume：　1948　Joined Kissei Yakuhin Kogyo Co., Ltd.*
　　　　　　　　　　1956　Member of the Board of Directors
　　　　　　　　　　1957　Junior Managing Director
　　　　　　　　　　1961　Senior Managing Director
　　　　　　　　　　1966　President
　　　　　　　　　　1992　Chairman
　　　　　　　　　　2010　Honorary Chairman
　　　　　　　　　　^{＊In 1964, the corporate name was changed to Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd..}