Mr. Shinobu Uzu is senior Executive Director, PMDA since April 2020. As Chief Safety Officer, PMDA, he was responsible for post-market surveillance and GMP/QMS audit of pharmaceuticals, medical devices regulated by Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Law until March 2018. Mr. Uzu took Master degree of Pharmacy from graduate school of the University of Tokyo. He has over twenty years’ experience in Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and dealt with pharmaceutical and food safety affairs including international pharmaceutical affairs and food standard issues.