Chika Hirata joined Takeda in June 2018 and is currently the Head of Japan/JPBU Ethics & Compliance. She is in charge of strategic planning and leading global initiatives for global Takeda as a senior member of the Global Ethics & Compliance Leadership Team. Ms. Hirata leads and supervises various initiatives related to Ethics and Compliance, Data Privacy, AI/Tech Ethics and Enterprise Risk Management primarily in Japan commercial business. She also sits on the Japan Leadership Team and has been working to embed corporate values and culture in daily business activities with higher ethical standards. In June 2023, she was appointed as the first female Chairman of the Code & Compliance Committee of Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, the top pharma industry association in Japan.
Hirata has worked at various major global financial institutions, in private practice as a lawyer, and as a member of senior management teams. She has extensive and rich experience in corporate governance, change management, team building, and talent development in multi-cultural environments. Throughout her career, she has committed herself to being a disrupter regarding Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the context of Japanese corporate culture, and is passionate about mentoring and coaching talented persons from diverse backgrounds. Prior to joining Takeda, she was responsible for Corporate Secretariat and Legal Affairs as Statutory Executive Officer, SVP & Chief Legal Officer at MetLife Insurance in Japan, where she was a member of the Executive Management Committee. Hirata received her L.L.B and L.L.M. from Kyoto University and L.L.M from University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, and is admitted to practice in the State of New York.