Japan, June 20, 2011 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (headquarters: Tokyo; President and CEO: Yoshihiko Hatanaka,“Astellas”) announces that today it appointed Yasumasa Masuda as Corporate Executive, Chief Financial Officer of Astellas who was Corporate Executive, Vice President, Corporate Finance & Control.

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