Takeda names new chief financial officer

Takeda has announced the appointment of the experienced finance executive James Kehoe as its new chief financial officer (CFO) and corporate officer.

Mr Kehoe joins the company on June 15th from Kraft Foods Group in the US, where he most recently held the CFO position. Prior to this, he held a range of finance-related positions over more than 20 years, with assignments based in Germany, Switzerland and Italy.

He can boast a strong track record of improving operational business performance, including process optimisation, with his personal style expected to complement Takeda's executive team and the finance leadership team.

Christophe Weber, president and chief executive officer of Takeda, said: "James Kehoe's passion for transforming large organisations to achieve higher performance will hold him in good stead as he leads the global finance team to further elevate the company’s business performance and help Takeda deliver its growth ambitions."

The company delivered a year-on-year revenue increase of 3.4 percent in terms of underlying growth during the 2015 business year, meaning the company was able to meet its management guidance for the second consecutive year.