Tatsuo Tanaka has around 40 years of experience working for European and American pharmaceutical companies. During his time at Eli Lilly Japan K.K., he worked at the company’s head office in the United States for approx. two-and-a-half years as marketing manager for endocrine system drugs. After returning to Japan, he served as general director for marketing at Warner Lambert Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K. (then Janssen-Kyowa K.K.), and Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co., Ltd. TANAKA possesses a broad human network within the pharmaceuticals industry and among major medical supplies wholesalers.