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Nobuko Kato

Chief Communications & Investor Relations Officer, Astellas Pharma Inc.

Astellas Pharma•Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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Experience25+ Years
LevelCXO

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • Astellas PharmaCurrent
    Sep 2025–Present· 1 yr 1 mo
    • Chief Communications and Investor Relations OfficerCurrent
      Sep 2025–Present
  • Viatris
    May 2025–Aug 2025· 3 mos
    • Head of Corporate Affairs, Japan, Viatris Pharmaceuticals G.K.
      May 2025–Aug 2025
  • Santen
    May 2021–Mar 2025· 3 yrs 10 mos
    • Corporate Officer, Chief Communications Officer
      Oct 2021–Mar 2025
    • Chief Communications Officer, Corporate Communications, Global
      May 2021–Sep 2021
  • Sony
    Nov 2019–Apr 2021· 1 yr 5 mos
    • General Manager, Corporate Communications
      Nov 2019–Apr 2021
  • Takeda
    Feb 2016–Sep 2019· 3 yrs 7 mos
    • Vice President, Global Head of External Communications, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs
      Feb 2016–Sep 2019
  • Johnson & Johnson
    Mar 2011–2016· 4 yrs 10 mos
    • Director of Communications, Management Operating Committee
      Mar 2011–2016
  • The World Bank Group
    Jul 2008–Mar 2011· 2 yrs 8 mos
    • Senior Partnership Specialist, Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP), Human Development Network
      2011–Mar 2011
    • Senior Partnership Specialist, Concessional Financing & Global Partnership, CFPMI
      Aug 2009–2011
    • External Relations Officer, Office of the Vice-President, Human Development Network,
      Jul 2008–Aug 2009
  • The World Bank Group
    May 2007–Mar 2008· 10 mos
    • Exective Public Relations Specialist, Tokyo Office
      May 2007–Mar 2008
  • FleishmanHillard Japan
    2005–2006· 1 yr
    • Senior Acconut Exective
      2005–2006
  • BS Asahi
    2001–2002· 1 yr
    • TV news caster
      2001–2002

Education

Masters of International Affairs (MIA)

International Media Communications

Columbia | SIPA

BA

French Literature

Sophia University

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International RelationsSpeech WritingPolicy AnalysisMedia RelationsPublic PolicyCorporate Social ResponsibilityCrisis ManagementInternal CommunicationsPublic AffairsCrisis CommunicationsPoliticsStrategic CommunicationsPublic RelationsCorporate CommunicationsInternational Development