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May 15, 2017

NTT DOCOMO Announces New Management Team

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TOKYO, JAPAN, May 15, 2017 --- 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 meeting, the board of directors meeting, and the audit & supervisory board meeting scheduled on June 20, 2017.

1. Changes in Executives

1) Reasons for Change of Executives

To further grow and develop the company under the new management setup

2) Resigning Representative Directors

list of Resigning Representative Directors
Name Current Position
Akira Terasaki Senior Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
[expected to join Asurion Japan Holdings G.K.]

2. Other Executive Changes

1) New Members of the Board of Directors (candidates)

list of New Members of the Board of Directors (candidates)
Name Current Position
Hiroshi Nakamura Senior Vice President
Hozumi Tamura Senior Vice President

2) New Audit & Supervisory Board Members (candidates)

list of New Audit & Supervisory Board Members (candidates)
Name Current Position
Shoji Suto Senior Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
(DOCOMO CS, Inc.)
Hironobu Sagae* President and Chief Executive Officer
Member of the Board of Directors
(NTT DATA MANAGEMENT SERVICE Corporation)
  • Mr. Hironobu Sagae is expected to become an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

3) New Senior Vice Presidents (candidates)

list of New Senior Vice Presidents (candidates)
Name Current Position
Hiroko Kawasaki General Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility Department
Tomoyoshi Oono General Manager of Service Innovation Department
Yoshiaki Maeda General Manager of Platform Business Department
Kan Takamoto General Manager of Corporate Sales and Marketing Department III
Toshiaki Sakurai Vice President of Global Business Office
(NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION)
Naoki Tani General Manager of IoT Business Department
Katsuyuki Takagi General Manager of Investor Relations Department

4) Resigning Members of the Board of Directors

list of Resigning Members of the Board of Directors
Name Current Position
Seizo Onoe* Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
  • Mr. Seizo Onoe is also currently a Member of the Board of Directors at DOCOMO Technology, Inc., and is expected to stay in the same position.

5) Resigning Audit & Supervisory Board Members

list of Resigning Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Name Current Position
Tooru Kobayashi Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
[expected to become Adviser]
Naoto Shiotsuka Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
[expected to become Adviser]

6) Resigning Senior Vice Presidents

list of Resigning Senior Vice Presidents
Name Current Position
Syohei Sakaguchi Senior Vice President
[expected to join Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co., Ltd.]
Ichiro Nishino Senior Vice President
[expected to join DOCOMO CS, Inc.]
Yohji Maruyama Senior Vice President
[expected to join DOCOMO Systems, Inc.]
Minoru Etoh* Senior Vice President
  • Mr. Minoru Etoh is also currently a Member of the Board of Directors at Mirai Translate, Inc., and is expected to stay in the same position.

7) Executive Vice Presidents and Members of the Board of Directors (candidates)

list of Executive Vice Presidents and Members of the Board of Directors (candidates)
Name Current Position
Hirotaka Sato Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
Kiyohiro Omatsuzawa Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
Hiroshi Tsujigami Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
Kouji Furukawa Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
Kyoji Murakami Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
Hiroshi Nakamura Senior Vice President
Hozumi Tamura Senior Vice President

Executive Vice Presidents (candidates)

list of Executive Vice Presidents (candidates)
Name Current Position
Hajime Kii Executive Vice President
Kazuhiro Takagi Executive Vice President

3. Expected Executive Positions and Organizational Responsibilities as of June 20, 2017

list of Expected Executive Positions and Organizational Responsibilities as of June 20, 2017
Positions Name Organizational Responsibilities
President and Chief Executive Officer
Member of the Board of Directors
Kazuhiro Yoshizawa  
Senior Executive Vice President
Chief Information Officer
Chief Information Security Officer
Chief Privacy Officer
Member of the Board of Directors
Hiroyasu Asami Responsible for:
  • Technology
  • Devices
  • Information strategy
  • Preparation for 2020
Senior Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directorsbr
Toshiki Nakayama Responsible for:
  • Global business
  • Corporate
  • CSR
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
Member of the Board of Directors
Hirotaka Sato General Manager of Accounts and Finance Department
Responsible for:
  • Finance
  • Business alliance
Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
Kiyohiro Omatsuzawa General Manager of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department
Responsible for:
  • Mobile Society Research Institute
Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
Hiroshi Tsujigami Executive General Manager of Sales and Marketing Division
Responsible for:
  • Broadband Business
Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
Kouji Furukawa Executive General Manager of Corporate Sales and Marketing Division
General Manager of TOHOKU Reconstruction Support Office
Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
Kyoji Murakami Executive General Manager of Smart-life Business Division
Executive Vice President
Chief Technology Officer
Member of the Board of Directors
Hiroshi Nakamura Executive General Manager of R&D Innovation Division
Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
Hozumi Tamura General Manager of Network Department
Responsible for:
  • Network
From July 1, 2017, will assume dual posts of Executive General Manager of Network Division and General Manager of Network Department
Senior Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
Seiji Maruyama General Manager of Human Resources Management Department
Member of the Board of Directors Kaoru Kato Corporate Advisor
Outside Member of the Board of Directors Teruyasu Murakami -
Outside Member of the Board of Directors Noriko Endo -
Member of the Board of Directors Shinichiro Ueno -
Executive Vice President Hajime Kii Executive General Manager of Kansai Regional Office
Executive Vice President Kazuhiro Takagi Executive General Manager of Kyushu Regional Office
Senior Vice President Kouji Tsubouchi Executive General Manager of Hokkaido Regional Office
Senior Vice President Michio Fujiwara Executive General Manager of Tohoku Regional Office
Senior Vice President Makoto Tani Executive General Manager of Tokai Regional Office
Senior Vice President Hiroko Kawasaki Executive General Manager of Hokuriku Regional Office
Senior Vice President Tomohisa Ueno Executive General Manager of Chugoku Regional Office
Senior Vice President Mayumi Tateishi Executive General Manager of Shikoku Regional Office
Senior Vice President Shigeto Torizuka General Manager of Tokyo Branch
Senior Vice President Hikaru Kawachiyama General Manager of Kanagawa Branch
Senior Vice President Tomoyoshi Oono General Manager of R&D Strategy Department
General Manager of Innovation Management Department
Senior Vice President Yoshiaki Maeda General Manager of Platform Business Department
Senior Vice President Koichi Takahara General Manager of Smart-life Solutions Department
Senior Vice President Ken Yoshizaki General Manager of Financial Business Department
Senior Vice President Kenichi Mori General Manager of Product Department
Senior Vice President Taku Yamazaki General Manager of Radio Access Network Engineering Department
Senior Vice President Kan Takamoto General Manager of Sales Promotion Department
Senior Vice President Osamu Hirokado General Manager of Frontline Support Department
Senior Vice President Toshiaki Sakurai General Manager of Corporate Sales and Marketing Department II
Senior Vice President Naoki Tani General Manager of IoT Business Department
Senior Vice President Katsuyuki Takagi Executive General Manager of Global Business Division
list of Position & Name
Position Name
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member Shoji Suto
Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member Toshimune Okihara
Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member Yutaka Kawataki
Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member Hironobu Sagae
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member Eiko Tsujiyama

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