NTT DOCOMO Announces New Management Team

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TOKYO, JAPAN, May 13, 2011 --- 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 17, 2011.

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

(Name) (Current Position)
Tsutomu Shindou Senior Vice President
Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Department I
Wataru Kagawa Managing Director of General Affairs Department, Kansai Regional Office
Kazuhiro Yoshizawa Senior Vice President
Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Department II


2. New Corporate Auditors (candidates)

(Name) (Current Position)
Shuro Hoshizawa President and Chief Executive Officer, DOCOMO Support Inc.
Haruo Morosawa Former Deputy Secretary General of the Board of Audit of Japan
Eiko Tsujiyama Professor of Accounting Faculty of Business & Commerce, Waseda University

3. New Senior Vice Presidents (candidates)

(Name) (Current Position)
Shoji Suto Executive Vice President, DOCOMO Business Net Inc.
Kei Irie Managing Director of Network Department
Hirotaka Sato* General Manager of Finance and Accounting Department,
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Koji Aoyama Managing Director of Ubiquitous Services Department
Morikazu Takahashi Senior Executive Vice President,
Japan Post Network Business Support Co., Ltd.

*Effective June 24, 2011.

4. Resigning Members of the Board of Directors

(Name) (Current Position)
Bunya Kumagai Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
[expected to join DOCOMO Support Inc.]
Akio Oshima Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
[expected to join DOCOMO Systems, Inc.]
Katsuhiro Nakamura Senior Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
[expected to become Executive Vice President,
Managing Director of Tokai Regional Office]

5. Resigning Corporate Auditors

(Name) (Current Position)
Kenichi Aoki Corporate Auditor
[expected to become Advisor]
Yoshitaka Makitani Corporate Auditor
[expected to join Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation]
Takaaki Wakasugi Corporate Auditor

6. Resigning Senior Vice Presidents

(Name) (Current Position)
Toru Kobayashi Executive Vice President
[expected to join Sumitomo Mitsui Card Company, Limited]
Hiroaki Nishioka Senior Vice President
[expected to join DOCOMO Engineering Inc. ]
Masaaki Sado Senior Vice President
[expected to join DOCOMO Business Net Inc. ]
Tooru Azumi Senior Vice President

7. Expected Executive Positions and Organizational Responsibilities as of June 17, 2011

Position(s) Name Organizational Responsibilities
President and Chief Executive Officer

Member of the Board of Directors
Ryuji
Yamada
 
Senior Executive Vice President

Member of the Board of Directors
Kiyoyuki
Tsujimura
Responsible for:
- Multimedia services
- Technology
Senior Executive Vice President

Member of the Board of Directors
Masatoshi
Suzuki
Responsible for:
- Global business
- Corporate
Senior Executive Vice President

Member of the Board of Directors
Hiroshi
Matsui
Responsible for:
- CSR
- Branches in Kanto and Koshinetsu areas
Executive Vice President

Chief Financial Officer

Member of the Board of Directors
Kazuto
Tsubouchi
Managing Director of Accounts and Finance Department
Responsible for:
- Business Alliance Department
Executive Vice President

Member of the Board of Directors
Kaoru
Kato
Managing Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department
Executive Vice President

Chief Technical Officer

Member of the Board of Directors
Mitsunobu
Komori
Managing Director of R&D Center
Executive Vice President

Member of the Board of Directors
Fumio
Iwasaki
Responsible for:
- Networks
Executive Vice President

Member of the Board of Directors
Tsutomu
Shindou*
Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Division
Executive Vice President

Member of the Board of Directors
Takashi
Tanaka*
Responsible for:
- Consumer sales
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
Kazuhiro
Yoshizawa*
Managing Director of Human Resources Management Department
Member of the Board of Directors Hiroshi
Tsujigami
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 Yoshiyuki
Takeda
Deputy Managing Director of R&D Center
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 Akiko
Ide
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 Seizo
Onoe
Managing Director of R&D Strategy Department
Senior Vice President Kiyohito
Nagata
Managing Director of Strategic Marketing Department
Responsible for:
- Product business strategy
Senior Vice President Hiroyasu
Asami
Managing Director of Smart Communication Services Department
Senior Vice President Kei
Irie*
Managing Director of Network Department
Senior Vice President Hiroshi
Sawada
Managing Director of Services Platform Department
Senior Vice President Kazunori
Yamamoto
Managing Director of Sales Promotion Department
Senior Vice President Morikazu
Takahashi*
Deputy Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Division
Senior Vice President Hirotaka
Sato* / **
Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Department I
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 Masaki
Yoshikawa
Managing Director of Credit Card Business Division
Senior Vice President Seiji
Nishikawa
Managing Director of Information Systems Department
Senior Vice President Kiyohiro
Omatsuzawa
Managing Director of Procurement and Supply Department
Senior Vice President Yoshikiyo
Sakai
Managing Director of Public Relations Department
Deputy Managing Director of Mobile Society Research Institute


Position(s) Name
Corporate Auditor Shunichi
Tamari
Corporate Auditor Shuro
Hoshizawa*
Corporate Auditor Kyouichi
Yoshizawa
Corporate Auditor Haruo
Morosawa*
Corporate Auditor Eiko
Tsujiyama*

* Newly appointed or promoted.
** Effective June 24, 2011.

About NTT DOCOMO
NTT DOCOMO is a world-leading mobile operator and growing provider of comprehensive services centered on mobility. The company serves over 58 million 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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