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HEADSHOT - ATSUSHI AZUMA

ATSUSHI AZUMA

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

TAIHO ONCOLOGY EUROPE GMBH

Atsushi joined Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in 1997 and was appointed Executive Director of the company in March 2021.

He has been involved in business development at Taiho Pharmaceutical for many years, building and maintaining alliances with other companies through a number of commercial transactions. Over the course of building these important alliances, he has always valued the pursuit of “drugs whose therapeutic effects make them truly meaningful” – the kind of drugs that bring smiles to the faces of patients and their families, treatments that anyone would hope to have access to when a family member or friend is suffering from disease.

As Chairman of the Board of Taiho Oncology Europe GmbH, Atsushi is responsible...

HEADSHOT - MICHAEL SCHICK

MICHAEL SCHICK

MANAGING DIRECTOR

TAIHO ONCOLOGY EUROPE GMBH

Michael is the current Chief Business Officer of the company’s US affiliate Taiho Oncology, Inc. He served as Taiho’s Chief Commercial Officer from 2017 to 2024 and its Vice President of Sales and Marketing from 2013 to 2016. He has been working in oncology since 1996, and began his career in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry at Abbott Pharmaceuticals. He has since had roles of increasing responsibility at Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology, Pharmacia Oncology, Pharmacyclics, Amgen, ImClone Systems, and Allos Therapeutics. Michael has a proven track record of leadership that has consistently delivered excellent business and people development results. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Villanova University.

EUROPEAN LEADERSHIP TEAM

Taiho Oncology’s leadership team brings strong leadership to the European marketplace, while staying true to Taiho’s legacy of developing the highest quality pharmaceuticals that improve the lives of people everywhere.

PETER FOERTIG

DR. PETER FOERTIG, MD

GENERAL MANAGER

TAIHO ONCOLOGY EUROPE GMBH

Peter currently serves as General Manager of Taiho Oncology Europe GmbH. He joined Taiho in March 2021 as Vice President and Head of Medical Affairs. Over the course of a career spanning more than two decades, Peter has amassed a wealth of experience through his involvement in both early and late-stage development projects at companies such as Schering-Plough and Amgen. Furthermore, his portfolio includes significant contributions in European and global capacities at Baxalta, Shire, and Tesaro Bio. Before his tenure at Taiho, Peter served as the Head of Medical Affairs Europe at Therapeutics.

Peter's extensive experience is marked by a deep understanding...

HEADSHOT - CHRIS JEWELL

CHRIS JEWELL

SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL

TAIHO ONCOLOGY EUROPE GMBH

Chris currently serves as Taiho Oncology, Inc.’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel and is Taiho Oncology Europe GmbH point of contact for legal matters. Chris’ work in the legal department has assisted Taiho in transforming the legal function primarily from a development stage contracts department to its present structure of a fully capable legal function within the company as it continues to expand globally. Prior to joining Taiho Oncology, Chris represented both domestic and global public and private life science and pharmaceutical companies having worked both in-house and in the business and finance unit of a large international firm. He holds each of a Bachelor of Arts from Wake Forest University, a Juris Doctorate from the Villanova University School of Law...