Press Releases
May 11, 2018
NTT DOCOMO Announces New Management Team
TOKYO, JAPAN, May 11, 2018 --- 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 19, 2018.
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 |
|---|---|
| Hiroshi Tsujigami | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
3) Resigning Representative Director
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Toshiki Nakayama | Senior Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [expected to join MIRAIT Holdings Corporation] |
2. Other Executive Changes
1) New Members of the Board of Directors (candidates)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Osamu Hirokado | Senior Vice President |
| Shigeto Torizuka | Senior Vice President |
| Kenichi Mori | Senior Vice President |
| Tooru Atarashi | General Manager of General Affairs Department General Manager of Improvement Action Office |
2) New Audit & Supervisory Board Member (candidate)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Mikio Kajikawa* | Advisor Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. |
- Mr. Mikio Kajikawa is expected to become an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member.
- The company intends to file with the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) the notification of Mr. Mikio Kajikawa as an Independent Auditor as defined by TSE regulations.
3) New Executive Vice President (candidate)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Yasuo Sakamoto | Advisor Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. |
4) New Senior Vice Presidents (candidates)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Kikuko Shirakawa | Senior Manager of Information Systems Department & Senior Manager of Strategic Marketing Department |
| Takanori Ashikawa | General Manager of Consumer Business Department |
| Taku Hasegawa | General Manager of Information Systems Department |
| Takehiro Nakamura | General Manager of 5G Laboratory |
5) Resigning Members of the Board of Directors
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Hirotaka Sato | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [expected to join KYORITSU CONSTRUCTION CO.,LTD.] |
| Kiyohiro Omatsuzawa | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [expected to join SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation] |
| Kyoji Murakami | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [expected to join DOCOMO CS, Inc.] |
| Kaoru Kato | Corporate Advisor Member of the Board of Directors [expected to remain as Corporate Advisor] |
6) Resigning Audit & Supervisory Board Member
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Yutaka Kawataki | Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
7) Resigning Executive Vice Presidents
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Kazuhiro Takagi | Executive Vice President [expected to join MIRAIT Corporation] |
| Hajime Kii | Executive Vice President [expected to become Advisor] |
8) Executive Vice Presidents and Members of the Board of Directors (candidates)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Kouji Furukawa | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
| Hiroshi Nakamura | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
| Hozumi Tamura | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
| Seiji Maruyama | Senior Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
| Osamu Hirokado | Senior Vice President |
| Shigeto Torizuka | Senior Vice President |
| Kenichi Mori | Senior Vice President |
9) Executive Vice President (candidate)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Yasuo Sakamoto | Advisor Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. |
3. Expected Executive Positions and Organizational Responsibilities as of June 19, 2018
| 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:
|
| Senior Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Hiroshi Tsujigami | Executive General Manager of Sales and Marketing Division Responsible for:
Responsible for:
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| 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 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 General Manager of Network Department |
| Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Seiji Maruyama | General Manager of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department Responsible for
|
| 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 |
| Senior Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Tooru Atarashi | 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 | Shinichiro Ueno | - |
| Executive Vice President | Yasuo Sakamoto | Responsible for
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| 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 | Koichi Takahara | Executive General Manager of Kansai 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 | 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 | Takanori Ashikawa | General Manager of Consumer Business Department |
| Senior Vice President | Yoshiaki Maeda | General Manager of Platform Business Department |
| Senior Vice President | Ken Yoshizaki | General Manager of Financial Business Department |
| Senior Vice President | Kan Takamoto | General Manager of Sales Promotion 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 General Manager of Connected Car Business Office From July 1, 2018, will assume the post of General Manager of IoT Business Department |
| Senior Vice President | Katsuyuki Takagi | Executive General Manager of Global Business Division |
| Senior Vice President | Taku Hasegawa | General Manager of Information Systems Department |
| Senior Vice President | Kikuko Shirakawa | General Manager of Digital & Marketing Office From July 1, 2018, will assume the post of General Manager of Digital & Marketing Department |
| 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 | Hironobu Sagae |
| Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Mikio Kajikawa |
| Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Eiko Tsujiyama |
