Koki Sato

Corporate Strategy Officer & Chief of Staff at Baxalta

Koki Sato is the Corporate Strategy Officer and Chief of Staff of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.

Mr. Sato joined Takeda in 2003 and has been increasing responsibilities throughout his career with Takeda spanning many countries and multiple functions. After he took a regional role in Emerging Markets in 2012, he has since held several leadership roles, such as country manager of Belarus, general manager of Ukraine cluster and general manager of India before taking his current role.

Mr. Sato holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from School of Political Science & Economics at Waseda University in Tokyo.

Mr. Sato is based in Japan with his family.