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Daiichi Sankyo CEO Manabe Set to Gain Lobbying Experience as FPMAJ Vice Chair, Chairman Seat Eyed for 2021
A novice in lobbying, Daiichi Sankyo President and CEO Sunao Manabe has taken up the vice chair post of the Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Associations of Japan (FPMAJ), replacing the company’s chairman, Joji Nakayama, in an apparent step en route…
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