{"id":7516,"date":"2021-09-27T11:40:18","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T18:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rakuten-med.com\/us\/?page_id=7516"},"modified":"2026-04-03T16:44:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:44:46","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rakuten-med.com\/us\/about\/leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\n\"Hiroshi\n

Hiroshi \"Mickey\" Mikitani<\/h3>\n

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)<\/strong>
\nRepresentative Director and Chairman, Rakuten Medical K.K.<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

\n\n\"Minami\n

Minami Maeda<\/h3>\n

President, Rakuten Medical, Inc.<\/strong>
\nRepresentative Director and Vice Chairman, Rakuten Medical K.K.
\nChairman, Rakuten Medical Taiwan, Inc.<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

\n\n\"Abhijit\n

Abhijit Bhatia<\/h3>\n

Chief Operating Officer (COO)<\/strong>
\nChairman & Managing Director, Medlight SA
\nChairman & Managing Director, Rakuten Medical Private Limited<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

\n\n\"Carlos\n

Carlos Garcia<\/h3>\n

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) & U.S. Divisional Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

\n\n\"Toshiaki\n

Toshiaki Suzuki<\/h3>\n

Co-Chief Medical Officer (Co-CMO), Alluminox Treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Hiroyuki\n

Hiroyuki Kodama<\/h3>\n

Chief Product Officer (CPO)<\/strong>
\nRepresentative Director and President, Rakuten Medical K.K.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Tiffany\n

Tiffany Piecewicz<\/h3>\n

General Counsel & Corporate Secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\n\"Suzane\n

Suzane San<\/h3>\n

Chief People Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\n\"Hassan\n

Hassan Danesi<\/h3>\n

Senior Vice President of Clinical Development<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Marc\n

Marc Besman<\/h3>\n

Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Amy\n

Amy Thorne<\/h3>\n

Vice President of Preclinical Research and Development<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Haiying\n

Haiying Dong<\/h3>\n

Vice President of Data and Analytics<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Anthony\n

Anthony Manibusan<\/h3>\n

Vice President of Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Mark\n

Mark Marosz<\/h3>\n

Vice President of Quality<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Louise\n

Louise Chang<\/h3>\n

Vice President of New Markets & Chief of Staff to President<\/strong>
\nManaging Director, Rakuten Medical Taiwan, Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\"Shinichi\n

Shinichi Furuyama<\/h3>\n

Vice President of Finance & Accounting<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKentaro Hyakuno\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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