Press Releases
May 10, 2019
NTT DOCOMO Announces New Management Team
TOKYO, JAPAN, May 10, 2019 --- 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, all scheduled to be held on June 18, 2019.
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 Director (candidate)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Seiji Maruyama | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
3) Resigning Representative Director
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Hiroyasu Asami | Senior Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [expected to join DOCOMO CS, Inc.] |
2. Other Executive Changes
1) New Members of the Board of Directors (candidates)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Kouji Tsubouchi | Senior Vice President |
| Michio Fujiwara | Senior Vice President |
| Mayumi Tateishi | Senior Vice President |
| Katsumi Kuroda | Vice President, Corporate Strategy Planning, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION |
2) New Audit & Supervisory Board Member (candidate)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Katsumi Nakata *1 | Chief Executive Officer, NTT Security Corporation |
- Mr. Katsumi Nakata is expected to become an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member.
3) New Senior Vice Presidents (candidates)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Shinji Kume | Vice President, Head of Public Relations, Corporate Strategy Planning, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION |
| Tetsuya Mikajiri | General Manager of Solution Service Department |
| Hiroshi Kobayashi | General Manager of Radio Access Network Engineering Department |
| Seiichi Oka | General Manager of Corporate Sales and Marketing Department III |
| Takeshi Saito | General Manager of Corporate Sales and Marketing Department I |
4) Resigning Members of the Board of Directors
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Kouji Furukawa | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [expected to join DOCOMO Support, Inc.] |
| Tooru Atarashi | Senior Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [expected to become Senior Vice President, General Manager of Financial Business Department] |
| Shinichiro Ueno | Member of the Board of Directors |
5) Resigning Audit & Supervisory Board Member
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Toshimune Okihara | Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member [expected to become Advisor] |
6) Resigning Senior Vice Presidents
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Makoto Tani | Senior Vice President [expected to join TelWel East Japan Corporation] |
| Ken Yoshizaki | Senior Vice President [expected to join DOCOMO Support Inc.] |
7) Executive Vice Presidents and Members of the Board of Directors (candidates)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Hiroshi Nakamura | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
| Hozumi Tamura | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
| Osamu Hirokado | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
| Shigeto Torizuka | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
| Kenichi Mori | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
| Kouji Tsubouchi | Senior Vice President |
| Michio Fujiwara | Senior Vice President |
8) Executive Vice President (candidate)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Yasuo Sakamoto | Executive Vice President |
3. Expected Executive Positions and Organizational Responsibilities as of June 18, 2019
| Positions | Name | Organizational Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| President and Chief Executive Officer Member of the Board of Directors |
Kazuhiro Yoshizawa | |
| Senior Executive Vice President Chief Compliance Officer Chief Legal Officer Chief Risk Officer Member of the Board of Directors |
Hiroshi Tsujigami | Executive General Manager of Sales and Marketing Division Responsible for:
|
| Senior Executive Vice President Chief Digital Officer Chief Information Officer Chief Information Security Officer Chief Privacy Officer Member of the Board of Directors |
Seiji Maruyama | Responsible for:
|
| 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 | Executive General Manager of Network Division |
| Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer Member of the Board of Directors |
Osamu Hirokado | General Manager of Accounts and Finance Department Responsible for:
|
| Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Shigeto Torizuka | General Manager of Human Resources Management Department |
| Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Kenichi Mori | Executive General Manager of Smart-life Business Division |
| Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Kouji Tsubouchi | 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 |
Michio Fujiwara | General Manager of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department Responsible for:
|
| Senior Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Mayumi Tateishi | General Manager of General Affairs Department General Manager of Improvement Action Office |
| Outside Member of the Board of Directors | Teruyasu Murakami | - |
| Outside Member of the Board of Directors | Noriko Endo | - |
| Member of the Board of Directors | Katsumi Kuroda | - |
| Executive Vice President | Yasuo Sakamoto | Responsible for:
|
| Senior Vice President | Toshiaki Sakurai | Executive General Manager of Hokkaido Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Takanori Ashikawa | Executive General Manager of Tohoku Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Katsuyuki Takagi | Executive General Manager of Tokai Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Hiroko Kawasaki | Executive General Manager of Hokuriku Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Koichi Takahara | Executive General Manager of Kansai Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Tomohisa Ueno | Executive General Manager of Chugoku Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Tetsuya Mikajiri | Executive General Manager of Shikoku Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Taku Yamazaki | Executive General Manager of Kyushu Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Hikaru Kawachiyama | General Manager of Tokyo Branch |
| Senior Vice President | Tomoyoshi Oono | General Manager of Innovation Management Department |
| Senior Vice President | Takehiro Nakamura | General Manager of 5G Laboratories |
| Senior Vice President | Kikuko Shirakawa | General Manager of Digital & Marketing Department |
| Senior Vice President | Yoshiaki Maeda | General Manager of Platform Business Department |
| Senior Vice President | Tooru Atarashi | General Manager of Financial Business Department |
| Senior Vice President | Hiroshi Kobayashi | General Manager of Radio Access Network Engineering Department |
| Senior Vice President | Kan Takamoto | General Manager of Sales Promotion Department |
| Senior Vice President | Takeshi Saito | General Manager of Corporate Sales and Marketing Department I |
| Senior Vice President | Shinji Kume | General Manager of Corporate Sales and Marketing Department II |
| Senior Vice President | Seiichi Oka | General Manager of Corporate Sales and Marketing Department III |
| Senior Vice President | Naoki Tani | General Manager of IoT Business Department |
| Senior Vice President | Taku Hasegawa | General Manager of Information Systems Department |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Shoji Suto |
| Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Hironobu Sagae |
| Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Mikio Kajikawa |
| Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Katsumi Nakata |
| Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Eiko Tsujiyama |
