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May 12, 2022

NTT DOCOMO Announces New Management Team

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TOKYO, JAPAN, May 12, 2022 --- 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 21, 2022.

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 Directors (candidates)

New Representative Directors (candidates)
Name Current Position
Hiroki Kuriyama Senior Executive Vice President
Representative Member of the Board of the Company
NTT Communications Corporation
Yoshiaki Maeda Executive Vice President

3) Resigning Representative Directors

Resigning Representative Directors
Name Current Position
Seiji Maruyama Senior Executive Vice President
Representative Member of the Board of Directors
[expected to join XR Business Planning, Inc.]
Takashi Hiroi Senior Executive Vice President
Representative Member of the Board of Directors
[expected to join NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION]

2. Other Executive Changes

1) New Members of the Board of Directors who are not Audit and Supervisory Committee Members (candidates)

New Representative Directors (candidates)
Name Current Position
Akemi Ishiwata*1 Communication Fellow of Kao Corporation
Natsuko Fujiki*2 Vice President, Head of IR, Finance and Accounting Department NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
  1. Ms. Akemi Ishiwata is expected to become Outside Member of the Board of Directors.
  2. Ms. Natsuko Fujiki is expected to become Senior Vice President of NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION on June 24, 2022.

2) New Members of the Board of Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members (candidates)

New Members of the Board of Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members (candidates)
Name Current Position
Hiroko Kawasaki Executive Vice President
DOCOMO Systems, Inc.
Kenjiro Saito Senior Executive Vice President
NTT COMWARE CORPORATION
Yoshitaka Ikeda*3 Executive Director
NTT BUSINESS ASSOCIE Corporation
Michiko Chiba*3 Certified public accountant
  1. Mr. Yoshitaka Ikeda and Ms. Michiko Chiba are expected to become Outside Members of the Board of Directors.

3) New Senior Executive Vice President (candidate)

New Senior Executive Vice President (candidate)
Name Current Position
Toshiyuki Minami Executive Vice President

4) New Executive Vice Presidents (candidates)

New Executive Vice Presidents (candidates)
Name Current Position
Hiromasa Takaoka Senior Vice President
NTT Communications Corporation
Takanori Ashikawa Senior Vice President
Tetsuya Mikajiri Senior Vice President
Takeshi Saito Senior Vice President

5) New Senior Vice Presidents (candidates)

New Senior Vice Presidents (candidates)
Name Current Position
Koji Nemoto General Manager of Network Department
Wakako Sakurai Senior Manager of Partner Business Planning Department
Satoshi Kobayashi General Manager of Streaming Business Office
Naoki Ooshima General Manager of Sales and Marketing Strategy Department
Yoshiki Fujima General Manager of Solution Service Department
Hidehiko Yoshikai General Manager of Business Alliance Department

6) Resigning Members of the Board of Directors who are not Audit and Supervisory Committee Members

Resigning Members of the Board of Directors who are not Audit and Supervisory Committee Members
Name Current Position
Noriko Endo Outside Member of the Board of Directors
Katsumi Kuroda Member of the Board of Directors

7) Resigning Members of the Board of Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members

Resigning Members of the Board of Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members
Name Current Position
Shoji Suto 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)
[expected to join NTT, Inc.]
Mikio Kajikawa Outside Member of the Board of Directors
(Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Eiko Tsujiyama Outside Member of the Board of Directors
(Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

8) Resigning Executive Vice Presidents

Resigning Executive Vice Presidents
Name Current Position
Kouji Tsubouchi Executive Vice President
Michio Fujiwara Executive Vice President
[expected to join DOCOMO CS, Inc.]

9) Resigning Senior Vice Presidents

Resigning Senior Vice Presidents
Name Current Position
Mayumi Tateishi Senior Vice President
[expected to join NTT Anode Energy Corporation]
Kan Takamoto Senior Vice President
[expected to join DOCOMO CS, Inc.]
Katsuyuki Takagi Senior Vice President
[expected to join DOCOMO CS, Inc.]
Taku Hasegawa Senior Vice President
[expected to join NTT COMWARE CORPORATION]
Takehiro Nakamura Senior Vice President
[expected to become Senior Technology Evangelist]

3. Expected Executive Positions and Organizational Responsibilities as of June 21, 2022

Expected Executive Positions and Organizational Responsibilities as of June 21, 2022
Positions Name Organizational Responsibilities
President and Chief Executive Officer
Representative Member of the Board of Directors
Motoyuki Ii  
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:
  • Technology
  • Device
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Procurement and Supply
  • Network
Senior Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Information Officer
Chief Information Security Officer
Chief Privacy Officer
Chief Compliance Officer
Head of Global Business
Head of Finance of Each Business Representative Member of the Board of Directors
Hiroki Kuriyama Responsible for:
  • Global business
  • Corporate
  • Finance
  • Business alliance
  • Strategic alliance
  • Information strategy
Senior Executive Vice President
Head of Smart-life Business
Representative Member of the Board of Directors
Yoshiaki Maeda Executive General Manager of Marketing Platform Division
Executive General Manager of Smart-life Business Division
Responsible for:
  • Data utilization strategy
[From July 1, 2022]
President, Smart Life Business Company Responsible for:
  • Data utilization strategy
  • Smart Life Business Company
Senior Executive Vice President
Chief Risk Officer
Toshiyuki Minami Responsible for:
  • CSR
Outside Member of the Board of Directors Masaaki Shintaku -
Outside Member of the Board of Directors Shin Kikuchi -
Outside Member of the Board of Directors Akemi Ishiwata -
Member of the Board of Directors Toru Maruoka -
Member of the Board of Directors Masato Kuroiwa -
Member of the Board of Directors Natsuko Fujiki -
Member of the Board of Directors
(Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Hiroko Kawasaki -
Member of the Board of Directors
(Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Kenjiro Saito -
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)
Yoshitaka Ikeda -
Outside Member of the Board of Directors
(Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Michiko Chiba -
Executive Vice President
Chief Technology Officer
Naoki Tani Executive General Manager of R&D Innovation Division
Executive Vice President Taku Yamazaki General Manager of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department
General Manager of Data Strategy Planning Office
Responsible for:
  • Mobile Society Research Institute
Executive Vice President Tooru Atarashi General Manager of Human Resources Management Department
General Manager of General Affairs Department
Responsible for:
  • Anti-Money Laundering
[From July 1, 2022]
General Manager of Corporate Affairs & Human Resources Department
Responsible for:
  • Anti-Money Laundering
Executive Vice President Hiroshi Kobayashi Executive General Manager of Network Division
Executive Vice President Hiromasa Takaoka General Manager of Healthcare Business Planning Office
[From July 1, 2022]
General Manager of Healthcare Service Department
Executive Vice President Takanori Ashikawa Executive General Manager of Corporate Sales and Marketing Division
(reference) [From July 1, 2022]
expected to join NTT Communications Corporation
Executive Vice President Tetsuya Mikajiri General Manager of Smart-life Planning Department
[From July 1, 2022]
General Manager of Smart Life Business Strategy Department
Executive Vice President Takeshi Saito Executive General Manager of Kansai Regional Office
Senior Vice President Masako Moto Executive General Manager of Hokkaido Regional Office
Senior Vice President Kenji Onoue Executive General Manager of Tohoku Regional Office
Senior Vice President Takaaki Sato Executive General Manager of Hokuriku 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 Koji Nemoto Executive General Manager of Kyushu Regional Office
Senior Vice President Seiichi Oka General Manager of Tokyo Branch
[From July 1, 2022]
Executive General Manager of Metropolitan Area Regional Office
Executive General Manager of Kanto-Shinetsu Regional Office
Senior Vice President Hiroyuki Oto General Manager of Core Network Development Department
Senior Vice President Wakako Sakurai Senior Manager of Partner Business Planning Department
[From July 1, 2022]
General Manager of Customer Success Department Ⅱ
Senior Vice President Hisakazu Tsuboya General Manager of Business Creation Department
[From July 1, 2022]
General Manager of Lifestyle Innovation Department
Senior Vice President Toshihiro Eto General Manager of Financial Business Department
[From July 1, 2022]
General Manager of Credit Service Department
Senior Vice President Satoshi Kobayashi General Manager of Streaming Business Office
[From July 1, 2022]
General Manager of Home Service Creation Department
General Manager of Streaming Business Office
Senior Vice President Hirohito Noda Executive General Manager of Sales and Marketing Division
Senior Vice President Naoki Ooshima General Manager of Sales and Marketing Strategy Department
Senior Vice President Kazunobu Arimura General Manager of Corporate Sales and Marketing Department Ⅰ
(reference) [From July 1, 2022]
expected to join NTT Communications Corporation
Senior Vice President Shinji Kume General Manager of Corporate Sales and Marketing Department Ⅱ
(reference) [From July 1, 2022]
expected to join NTT Communications Corporation
Senior Vice President Yoshiki Fujima General Manager of Solution Service Department
General Manager of 5G & IoT Business Department
General Manager of Construction DX Office
(reference) [From July 1, 2022]
expected to join NTT Communications Corporation
Senior Vice President Toshiaki Sakurai Executive General Manager of Global Business Division
Senior Vice President Hidehiko Yoshikai General Manager of Business Alliance Department
Senior Vice President Keita Kobayashi General Manager of Accounts and Finance Department
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