Press Releases
May 12, 2022
NTT DOCOMO Announces New Management Team
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)
| 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
| 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)
| 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 |
- Ms. Akemi Ishiwata is expected to become Outside Member of the Board of Directors.
- 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)
| 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 |
- 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)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Toshiyuki Minami | Executive Vice President |
4) 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)
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Kouji Tsubouchi | Executive Vice President |
| Michio Fujiwara | Executive Vice President [expected to join DOCOMO CS, Inc.] |
9) 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
| 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:
|
| 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:
|
| 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:
President, Smart Life Business Company Responsible for:
|
| Senior Executive Vice President Chief Risk Officer |
Toshiyuki Minami | Responsible for:
|
| 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:
|
| Executive Vice President | Tooru Atarashi | General Manager of Human Resources Management Department General Manager of General Affairs Department Responsible for:
General Manager of Corporate Affairs & Human Resources Department Responsible for:
|
| 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 |
