NTT DOCOMO Announces New Management Team

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TOKYO, JAPAN, May 11, 2012 --- NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that its board of directors has met and proposed the following changes in executive positions for official approval at the shareholders and board of directors meetings scheduled on June 19, 2012.

1. Changes in Executives

1) Reasons for Change of Executives
To further grow and develop the company under the new management setup

2) New Representative Directors (candidates)
Name New Position(s) Current Position(s)
Kaoru
Kato
President and Chief Executive Officer

Member of the Board of Directors
Executive Vice President

Member of the Board of Directors
Kazuto
Tsubouchi
Senior Executive Vice President

Member of the Board of Directors
Executive Vice President

Member of the Board of Directors
Fumio
Iwasaki
Senior Executive Vice President

Member of the Board of Directors
Executive Vice President

Member of the Board of Directors

(Attachment) Carrier summeries of Representative Directors of New Board of Directors (candidates)

3) Resigning Representative Directors
Name Current Position
Ryuji Yamada President and Chief Executive Officer
Member of the Board of Directors
[expected to become NTT DOCOMO Corporate Advisor and Member of the Board of Directors]
Kiyoyuki Tsujimura Senior Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
[expected to join DOCOMO Engineering Inc. ]
Masatoshi Suzuki Senior Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
[expected to join MIRAIT Holdings Corporation and DAIMEI TELECOM ENGINEERING CORP. ]
Hiroshi Matsui Senior Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors

2. Other Executive Changes

1) New Members of the Board of Directors (candidates)
Name Current Position
Seizo Onoe Senior Vice President
Managing Director of R&D Strategy Department
Kiyohito Nagata Senior Vice President
Managing Director of Strategic Marketing Department
Responsible for product business strategy
Hirotaka Sato Senior Vice President
Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Department I
Kazuhiro Takagi Managing Director of Frontier Services Department
Hiroo Kusumoto* Senior Manager of Corporate Strategy Planning Department, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION

* External board member candidate

2) New Corporate Auditor (candidate)
Name Current Position
Takanori Utano President and Chief Executive Officer, DOCOMO Technology, Inc.

3) New Senior Vice Presidents (candidates)
Name Current Position
Toshiki Nakayama Director of Strategic Business Development Division, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Syohei Sakaguchi General Manager of Saitama Branch
Hajime Kii Managing Director of Global Business Division
Yohji Maruyama Managing Director of Network Service Operation Department
Minoru Etoh Managing Director of Service & Solution Development Department

4) Resigning Members of the Board of Directors
Name Current Position
Kiyoyuki Tsujimura Senior Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
Masatoshi Suzuki Senior Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
Hiroshi Matsui Senior Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
Mitsunobu Komori Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
[expected to join DOCOMO Mobile Inc.]
Hiroshi Tsujigami Member of the Board of Directors

5) Resigning Corporate Auditor
Name Current Position
Shunichi Tamari Corporate Auditor
[expected to become Advisor]

6) Resigning Senior Vice Presidents
Name Current Position
Yoshiyuki Takeda Executive Vice President
Yoshikiyo Sakai Senior Vice President
[expected to join NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION]
Hiroshi Sawada Senior Vice President
[expected to join DOCOMO Technology, Inc.]

7) Executive Vice Presidents and Members of the Board of Directors (candidates)
Name Current Position
Tsutomu Shindou Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
Takashi Tanaka Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
Kazuhiro Yoshizawa Senior Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
Seizo Onoe Senior Vice President

8) Executive Vice Presidents (candidates)
Name Current Position
Katsuhiro Nakamura Executive Vice President
Kiyoshi Tokuhiro Executive Vice President
Masaki Yoshikawa Senior Vice President
Seiji Nishikawa Senior Vice President

3. Expected Executive Positions and Organizational Responsibilities as of June 19, 2012
Positions Name Organizational Responsibilities
President and Chief Executive Officer

Member of the Board of Directors
Kaoru
Kato
 
Senior Executive Vice President

Chief Financial Officer

Member of the Board of Directors
Kazuto
Tsubouchi
Responsible for:
- Global business
- Corporate
- CSR
Senior Executive Vice President

Chief Privacy Officer

Member of the Board of Directors
Fumio
Iwasaki
Responsible for:
- Multimedia services
- Network
- Technology
Executive Vice President

Member of the Board of Directors
Tsutomu
Shindou
Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Division
Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Strategy Department
Managing Director of TOHOKU Reconstruction Support Office
Executive Vice President

Member of the Board of Directors
Takashi
Tanaka
Responsible for:
- Consumer sales
- Branches in Kanto and Koshinetsu areas
Executive Vice President

Member of the Board of Directors
Kazuhiro
Yoshizawa
Managing Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department
Responsible for:
- Mobile Society Research Institute
Executive Vice President

Chief Technical Officer

Member of the Board of Directors
Seizo
Onoe
Managing Director of R&D Center
Senior Vice President

Member of the Board of Directors
Wataru
Kagawa
Managing Director of General Affairs Department
Managing Director of Corporate Citizenship Department
Managing Director of Business Process Improvement Office
Senior Vice President

Member of the Board of Directors
Kiyohito
Nagata
Managing Director of Strategic Marketing Department
Senior Vice President

Member of the Board of Directors
Hirotaka
Sato
Managing Director of Accounts and Finance Department
Senior Vice President

Member of the Board of Directors
Kazuhiro
Takagi
Managing Director of Human Resources Management Department
Member of the Board of Directors Ryuji
Yamada
Corporate Advisor
Member of the Board of Directors Hiroo
Kusumoto
 
Executive Vice President Katsuhiro
Nakamura
Managing Director of Tokai Regional Office
Executive Vice President Kiyoshi
Tokuhiro
Managing Director of Kansai Regional Office
Executive Vice President Masaki
Yoshikawa
Managing Director of Credit Card Business Division
Executive Vice President

Chief Information Officer
Seiji
Nishikawa
Managing Director of Information Systems Department
Senior Vice President Tomohiro
Kurosawa
Managing Director of Hokkaido Regional Office
Senior Vice President Yuji
Araki
Managing Director of Tohoku Regional Office
Senior Vice President Mitoshi
Hirokane
Managing Director of Hokuriku Regional Office
Senior Vice President Kiyohiro
Omatsuzawa
Managing Director of Chugoku Regional Office
Senior Vice President Shoji
Suto
Managing Director of Shikoku Regional Office
Senior Vice President Toshinari
Kunieda
Managing Director of Kyushu Regional Office
Senior Vice President Akiko
Ide
Managing Director of Information Security Department
Senior Vice President Minoru
Etoh
Managing Director of R&D Strategy Department
Senior Vice President Toshiki
Nakayama
Managing Director of Frontier Services Department
Senior Vice President Hiroyasu
Asami
Managing Director of Smart Communication Services Department
Responsible for:
- Multimedia
Senior Vice President Kei
Irie
Managing Director of Network Department
Senior Vice President Kazunori
Yamamoto
Managing Director of Sales Promotion Department
Senior Vice President Yohji
Maruyama
Managing Director of Network Service Operation Department
Senior Vice President Syohei
Sakaguchi
Managing Director of Front Support Center
Senior Vice President Morikazu
Takahashi
Deputy Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Division
Senior Vice President Koji
Aoyama
Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Department II
Senior Vice President Yasuhiro
Taguchi
Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Department III
Senior Vice President Hajime
Kii
Managing Director of Global Business Division


Position Name
Corporate Auditor Shuro
Hoshizawa
Corporate Auditor Takanori
Utano
Corporate Auditor Kyouichi
Yoshizawa
Corporate Auditor Haruo
Morosawa
Corporate Auditor Eiko
Tsujiyama

About NTT DOCOMO
NTT DOCOMO is a world-leading integrated-services company centered on mobility. The company serves over 60 million mobile customers in Japan via advanced wireless networks, including a nationwide 3G network and one of the world’s first commercial LTE networks. Leveraging its unique capabilities as a mobile operator, DOCOMO is a leading developer of cutting-edge technologies for NFC mobile payments, mobile GPS, mobile TV, intuitive mobile assistance, environmental monitoring, smart grids and much more. Overseas, the company provides technical and operational expertise to eight mobile operators and other partner companies. NTT DOCOMO is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM) and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. Please visit www.docomo.ne.jp/english for more information.

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