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Biography

Corporate Officer, Country Legal Head and Head of Legal International Unit Japan, Novartis Pharma K.K. Naokuni Kuwagata leads the Japan legal team of Novartis and is a member of both the global legal leadership team of International and the Japan leadership team. Before joining Novartis, he worked for Panasonic Corporation as a compliance investigation manager, leading the operation of the integrated global hotline and internal investigation from a global HQ perspective. He also used to work for a leading law firm in Japan for 15 years, including working in the US and India. He is admitted both in Japan and New York and holds an LLM degree from the Duke University School of Law in the US.