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May 12, 2021

NTT DOCOMO Announces New Management Team

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TOKYO, JAPAN, May 12, 2021 --- 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 and the board of directors meeting, all scheduled to be held on June 15, 2021.

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)

New Representative Director (candidate)
Name Current Position
Hozumi Tamura Senior Executive Vice President

2. Other Executive Changes

1) New Executive Vice Presidents (candidates)

New Executive Vice Presidents (candidates)
Name Current Position
Tooru Atarashi Senior Vice President
Hiroshi Kobayashi Senior Vice President

2) New Senior Vice Presidents (candidates)

New Senior Vice Presidents (candidates)
Name Current Position
Toshihiro Eto General Manager of FinTech Planning Office
Kazunobu Arimura General Manager of Corporate Sales and Marketing Department I
Masako Moto General Manager of Corporate Marketing Strategy Department
Keisuke Yoshizawa Executive General Manager of Global Business Division
Hiroyuki Oto General Manager of Core Network Development Department
Kenji Onoue General Manager of Smart-life Planning Department

3) Resigning Members of the Board of Directors

Resigning Members of the Board of Directors
Name Current Position
Michio Fujiwara Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
[expected to become Executive Vice President]
Mayumi Tateishi Senior Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
[expected to become Senior Vice President]
Kazuhiro Yoshizawa Member of the Board of Directors
[expected to become Corporate Advisor]

4) Resigning Executive Vice Presidents

Resigning Executive Vice Presidents
Name Current Position
Shigeto Torizuka Executive Vice President
[expected to join DOCOMO Support, Inc.]
Kenichi Mori Executive Vice President
[expected to join DOCOMO CS, Inc.]

5) Resigning Senior Vice Presidents

Resigning Senior Vice Presidents
Name Current Position
Hikaru Kawachiyama Senior Vice President
[expected to become Advisor]
Hiroko Kawasaki Senior Vice President
[expected to join DOCOMO Systems, Inc.]
Tomoyoshi Oono Senior Vice President
[expected to join NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION]

3. Expected Executive Positions and Organizational Responsibilities as of June 15, 2021

Expected Executive Positions and Organizational Responsibilities as of June 15, 2021
Positions Name Organizational Responsibilities
President and Chief Executive Officer
Representative Member of the Board of Directors
Motoyuki Ii  
Senior Executive Vice President
Chief Information Officer
Chief Information Security Officer
Chief Privacy Officer
Head of Smart-life Business
Head of Corporate Business
Representative Member of the Board of Directors
Seiji Maruyama Responsible for:
  • Technology
  • Device
  • Information strategy
  • Data utilization strategy
Senior Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Compliance Officer
Chief Risk Officer
Head of Global Business
Head of Finance of Each Business Representative Member of the Board of Directors
Takashi Hiroi Responsible for:
  • Global business
  • Corporate
  • Finance
  • Business alliance
  • Strategic alliance
Senior Executive Vice President
Chief Digital Officer
Chief Procurement Officer
Head of Telecommunications Business
Representative Member of the Board of Directors
Hozumi Tamura Responsible for:
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Procurement and Supply
  • Network
Outside Member of the Board of Directors Masaaki Shintaku -
Outside Member of the Board of Directors Noriko Endo -
Outside Member of the Board of Directors Shin Kikuchi -
Member of the Board of Directors Katsumi Kuroda -
Member of the Board of Directors
(Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Shoji Suto -
Outside Member of the Board of Directors
(Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Hironobu Sagae -
Outside Member of the Board of Directors
(Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Katsumi Nakata -
Outside Member of the Board of Directors
(Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Mikio Kajikawa -
Outside Member of the Board of Directors
(Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Eiko Tsujiyama -
Executive Vice President Kouji Tsubouchi Executive General Manager of Corporate Sales and Marketing Division
Executive Vice President Michio Fujiwara Executive General Manager of Smart-life Business Division
Executive Vice President
Chief Technology Officer
Naoki Tani Executive General Manager of R&D Innovation Division
Executive Vice President Yoshiaki Maeda Executive General Manager of Marketing Platform Division
Executive Vice President Taku Yamazaki General Manager of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department
Responsible for:
  • Mobile Society Research Institute
  • Preparation for 2020
Executive Vice President Tooru Atarashi General Manager of Human Resources Management Department
Executive Vice President Hiroshi Kobayashi Executive General Manager of Network Division
Executive Vice President Toshiyuki Minami Responsible for:
  • CSR
Senior Vice President Masako Moto 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 Takaaki Sato Executive General Manager of Hokuriku Regional Office
Senior Vice President Kan Takamoto Executive General Manager of Kansai Regional Office
Senior Vice President Kikuko Shirakawa Executive General Manager of Chugoku Regional Office
Senior Vice President Keisuke Yoshizawa Executive General Manager of Shikoku Regional Office
Senior Vice President Takeshi Saito Executive General Manager of Kyushu Regional Office
Senior Vice President Seiichi Oka General Manager of Tokyo Branch
Senior Vice President Takehiro Nakamura General Manager of 6G Laboratories
[From July 1, 2021]
General Manager of 6G-IOWN Promotion Department
Senior Vice President Hiroyuki Oto General Manager of Core Network Development Department
Senior Vice President Tetsuya Mikajiri General Manager of Business Creation Department
Senior Vice President Toshihiro Eto General Manager of Financial Business Department
Senior Vice President Kenji Onoue General Manager of Smart-life Planning Department
Senior Vice President Hirohito Noda Executive General Manager of Sales and Marketing Division
Senior Vice President Kazunobu Arimura 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 Hisakazu Tsuboya General Manager of 5G & IoT Business Department
Senior Vice President Toshiaki Sakurai Executive General Manager of Global Business Division
Senior Vice President Taku Hasegawa General Manager of Information Systems Department
Senior Vice President Mayumi Tateishi General Manager of General Affairs Department
General Manager of Improvement Action Office
Responsible for:
  • Anti-Money Laundering
[From July 1, 2021]
General Manager of General Affairs Department
Responsible for:
  • Anti-Money Laundering
Senior Vice President Keita Kobayashi General Manager of Accounts and Finance Department

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