May 13, 2014
NTT DOCOMO Announces New Management Team
TOKYO, JAPAN, May 13, 2014 --- 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, 2014.
1. Changes in Executives
- New Representative Directors (candidates)
Senior Executive Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors(Name) (Current Position) Kazuhiro Yoshizawa Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
Managing Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning DepartmentYoshikiyo Sakai Director and Senior Vice President
Director of Finance and Accounting Department
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONAkira Terasaki Adviser
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.Mr. Yoshikiyo Sakai is expected to become Senior Executive Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors on June 26, 2014.
- Resigning Representative Directors (candidates)
(Name) (Current Position) Kazuto Tsubouchi Senior Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
[Expected to become Adviser]Fumio Iwasaki Senior Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
[Expected to join DOCOMO Engineering Inc.1]
2. Other Executive Changes
- New Members of the Board of Directors (candidates)
(Name) (Current Position) Hiroyasu Asami Executive Vice President
Managing Director of Smart-life Business DivisionKiyohiro Omatsuzawa Senior Vice President
Managing Director of Chugoku Regional OfficeShoji Suto Senior Vice President
Managing Director of Shikoku Regional OfficeToshiki Nakayama Senior Vice President
Managing Director of Smart-life Solutions DepartmentMakoto Tani Senior Vice President
Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Department IIHajime Kii Senior Vice President
Managing Director of Global Business Division - New Audit & Supervisory Board Members (candidates)
(Name) (Current Position) Tooru Kobayashi President and Chief Executive Officer
DOCOMO Service Inc.Toshimune Okihara President and Chief Executive Officer
NTT ComTechnology CorporationMr. Toshimune Okihara is expected to become an External Audit & Supervisory Board Member.
- New Senior Vice Presidents (candidates)
(Name) (Current Position) Tomohisa Ueno General Manager, Kanagawa Branch Hiroshi Nakamura Managing Director of Core Network Development Department Ken Yoshizaki Managing Director of Financial Business Department Hozumi Tamura Managing Director of Smart-life Planning Department Seiji Maruyama Managing Director of Product Department Osamu Hirokado Managing Director of Public Relations Department - Resigning Members of the Board of Directors (candidates)
(Name) (Current Position) Tsutomu Shindou Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
[Expected to join mmbi, Inc.]Takashi Tanaka Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
[Expected to join DOCOMO Service Inc.1]
Wataru Kagawa Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
[Expected to join NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE EAST CORPORATION]Kiyoshi Tokuhiro Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
[Expected to join DOCOMO Mobile Inc.1]
Ryuji Yamada Member of the Board of Directors
Chief Strategic Adviser
[Expected to become Chief Strategic Adviser] - Resigning Audit & Supervisory Board Members (candidates)
(Name) (Current Position) Takanori Utano Audit & Supervisory Board Member
[Expected to become Adviser]Kenji Ota Audit & Supervisory Board Member
[Expected to become Adviser] - Resigning Executive Vice President and Senior Vice Presidents (candidates)
(Name) (Current Position) Seiji Nishikawa Executive Vice President Akiko Ide Senior Vice President
[Expected to join NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION]Yuji Araki Senior Vice President
[Expected to join DOCOMO Support Inc.]Tomohiro Kurosawa Senior Vice President
[Expected to join KYOWA EXEO CORPORATION]Mr. Seiji Nishikawa is currently Member of the Board of Directors at DOCOMO Systems, Inc., and is expected to stay in the same position.
- Executive Vice Presidents and Members of the Board of Directors (candidates)
(Name) (Current Position) Seizo Onoe Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of DirectorsHirotaka Sato Senior Vice President
Member of the Board of DirectorsKazuhiro Takagi Senior Vice President
Member of the Board of DirectorsHiroyasu Asami Executive Vice President Shoji Suto Senior Vice President Kiyohiro Omatsuzawa Senior Vice President Toshiki Nakayama Senior Vice President - Executive Vice President (candidates)
(Name) (Current Position) Kiyohito Nagata Executive Vice President
Expected Executive Positions and Organizational Responsibilities as of June 19, 2014
Position(s) | Name | Organizational Responsibilities |
President and Chief Executive Officer Member of the Board of Directors |
Kaoru Kato | |
Senior Executive Vice President Chief Information Officer Chief Information Security Officer Chief Privacy Officer Member of the Board of Directors |
Kazuhiro Yoshizawa | Responsible for:
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Senior Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Yoshikiyo Sakai | Responsible for:
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Senior Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Akira Terasaki | Responsible for:
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Executive Vice President Chief Technical Officer Member of the Board of Directors |
Seizo Onoe | Managing Director of R&D Center (effective until June 30, 2014) Managing Director of R&D Innovation Division (effective from July 1, 2014) |
Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer Member of the Board of Directors |
Hirotaka Sato | Managing Director of Accounts and Finance Department Responsible for:
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Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Kazuhiro Takagi | Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Division Managing Director of TOHOKU Reconstruction Support Office Responsible for:
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Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Hiroyasu Asami | Managing Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department |
Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Shoji Suto | Responsible for:
Responsible for:
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Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Kiyohiro Omatsuzawa | Managing Director of Network Department Responsible for:
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Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Toshiki Nakayama | Managing Director of Smart-life Business Division Managing Director of Smart-life Solutions Department |
Senior Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Hajime Kii | Managing Director of Human Resources Management Department |
Senior Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Makoto Tani | Managing Director of General Affairs Department Managing Director of Improvement Action Office |
Member of the Board of Directors | Teruyasu Murakami | - |
Member of the Board of Directors | Takashi Nakamura | - |
Executive Vice President | Kiyohito Nagata | Managing Director of Kansai Regional Office |
Senior Vice President | Syohei Sakaguchi | Managing Director of Hokkaido Regional Office |
Senior Vice President | Koji Aoyama | Managing Director of Tohoku Regional Office |
Senior Vice President | Kei Irie | Managing Director of Tokai Regional Office |
Senior Vice President | Ichiro Nishino | Managing Director of Hokuriku Regional Office |
Senior Vice President | Yohji Maruyama | Managing Director of Chugoku Regional Office |
Senior Vice President | Osamu Hirokado | Managing Director of Shikoku Regional Office |
Senior Vice President | Kazunori Yamamoto | Managing Director of Kyushu Regional Office |
Senior Vice President | Tomohisa Ueno | General Manager, Shinjuku Branch (effective until June 30, 2014) General Manager, Tokyo Branch (effective from July 1, 2014) |
Senior Vice President | Minoru Etoh | Managing Director of R&D Strategy Department |
Senior Vice President | Hiroshi Nakamura | Managing Director of Core Network Development Department |
Senior Vice President | Seiji Maruyama | Managing Director of Product Department |
Senior Vice President | Ken Yoshizaki | Managing Director of Financial Business Department |
Senior Vice President | Hozumi Tamura | Managing Director of Smart-life Planning Department |
Senior Vice President | Morikazu Takahashi | Deputy Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Division |
Senior Vice President | Kouji Furukawa | Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Department I |
Senior Vice President | Mitoshi Hirokane | Managing Director of Information Security Department |
Senior Vice President | Kyoji Murakami | Senior Executive Vice President, docomo Healthcare, Inc. Engages in:
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Position | Name |
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Tooru Kobayashi |
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Haruo Morosawa |
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Naoto Shiotsuka |
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Toshimune Okihara |
Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Eiko Tsujiyama |
About NTT DOCOMO
NTT DOCOMO provides innovative, convenient and secure mobile services that enable smarter living for each customer. The company serves over 63 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) and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. Please visit https://www.docomo.ne.jp/english/ for more information.
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