Press Releases
May 12, 2023
NTT DOCOMO Announces New Management Team
TOKYO, JAPAN, May 12, 2023 --- 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 19, 2023.
1. New Member of the Board of Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members (candidate)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Kikuko Shirakawa | Senior Vice President |
2. New Executive Vice Presidents (candidates)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Takaaki Sato | Senior Vice President |
| Keita Kobayashi | Senior Vice President |
| Hirohito Noda | Senior Vice President |
3. New Senior Vice Presidents (candidates)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Takatoshi Okagawa | General Manager of R&D Strategy Department |
| Yoshiaki Hiramatsu | General Manager of X-Tech Development Department |
| Akihiro Hikuma | General Manager of Network Department |
| Yoshitaka Hiramoto | General Manager of Global Business Department |
| Nobuko Hiraguchi | General Manager of Procurement and Supply Department |
| Takashi Ito | General Manager of Service Design Department |
4. Resigning Members of the Board of Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Hiroko Kawasaki | Member of the Board of Directors (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) |
5. Resigning Senior Executive Vice President
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Toshiyuki Minami | Senior Executive Vice President |
6. Resigning Executive Vice Presidents
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Naoki Tani | Executive Vice President [expected to join Frontier Development Strategy,Inc.] |
| Taku Yamazaki | Executive Vice President [expected to join NEC Corporation] |
| Tooru Atarashi*1 | Executive Vice President |
- Mr. Tooru Atarashi is also currently a Member of the Board of Directors at NTT Sports X,Inc., and is expected to stay in the same position.
7. Resigning Senior Vice Presidents
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Toshiaki Sakurai | Senior Vice President [expected to join Frontier Development Strategy,Inc.] |
| Kikuko Shirakawa | Senior Vice President [expected to become Member of the Board of Directors (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)] |
| Keisuke Yoshizawa*1 | Senior Vice President |
- Mr. Keisuke Yoshizawa is also currently a Member of the Board of Directors at NTT DOCOMO Studio & Live Inc., and is expected to stay in the same position.
8. Expected Executive Positions and Organizational Responsibilities as of June 19, 2023
| 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 Chief Risk Officer Chief Human capital 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 | President, Smart Life Business Company 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) |
Kikuko Shirakawa | - |
| 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 |
Takaaki Sato | Executive General Manager of R&D Innovation Division |
| Executive Vice President | Hiroshi Kobayashi | Executive General Manager of Network Division |
| Executive Vice President | Keita Kobayashi | General Manager of Accounts and Finance Department |
| Executive Vice President | Hiromasa Takaoka | Senior General Manager of Smart Life Business Company Senior General Manager of Healthcare Service and Lifestyle Innovation Department |
| Executive Vice President | Tetsuya Mikajiri | Senior General Manager of Smart Life Business Company Senior General Manager of Data Platform Department, Consumer Marketing Department and Smart Life Business Strategy Department |
| Executive Vice President | Hirohito Noda | Executive General Manager of Metropolitan Area Regional Office |
| Executive Vice President | Takeshi Saito | Executive General Manager of Kansai Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Takatoshi Okagawa | General Manager of R&D Strategy Department |
| Senior Vice President | Yoshiaki Hiramatsu | General Manager of X-Tech Development Department [From July 1, 2023] Executive General Manager of Product Marketing Division |
| Senior Vice President | Hiroyuki Oto | General Manager of Core Network Development Department [From July 1, 2023] General Manager of 6G Network Innovation Department |
| Senior Vice President | Akihiro Hikuma | General Manager of Network Department |
| Senior Vice President | Yoshitaka Hiramoto | General Manager of Global Business Department |
| Senior Vice President | Naoki Ooshima | Executive General Manager of Sales and Marketing Division |
| Senior Vice President | Nobuko Hiraguchi | General Manager of Procurement and Supply Department [From July 1, 2023] General Manager of Procurement and Supply Department Deputy Executive General Manager of Product Marketing Division |
| Senior Vice President | Hisakazu Tsuboya | General Manager of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department General Manager of Data Strategy Planning Office Responsible for:
|
| Senior Vice President | Hidehiko Yoshikai | General Manager of Business Alliance Department |
| Senior Vice President | Masako Moto | General Manager of Corporate Affairs & Human Resources Department Responsible for:
|
| Senior Vice President | Toshihiro Eto | Senior General Manager of Smart Life Business Company Senior General Manager of Wallet Service Department and Credit Service Department |
| Senior Vice President | Satoshi Kobayashi | Senior General Manager of Smart Life Business Company Senior General Manager of Streaming Service Department and Content Service Department [From July 1, 2023] Senior General Manager of Smart Life Business Company Senior General Manager of Streaming Service Department, Content Service Department and Entertainment Platform Department |
| Senior Vice President | Seiichi Oka |
Senior General Manager of Smart Life Business Company Senior General Manager of Marketing Innovation Department, Customer Success Department Ⅰ and Customer Success Department Ⅱ [From July 1, 2023] Senior General Manager of Smart Life Business Company Senior General Manager of Marketing Innovation Department and Customer Success Department |
| Senior Vice President | Takashi Ito | Senior General Manager of Smart Life Business Company Senior General Manager of Product Design Department [From July 1, 2023] Senior General Manager of Smart Life Business Company Senior General Manager of Product Design Department Ⅰ and Product Design Department Ⅱ |
| Senior Vice President | Wakako Sakurai | General Manager of Customer Success Department Ⅱ [From July 1, 2023] General Manager of Entertainment Platform Department |
| Senior Vice President | Kenji Onoue | Executive General Manager of Tohoku Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Shoichi Motodaka | Executive General Manager of Kanto-Shinetsu Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Koji Nemoto | Executive General Manager of Kyushu Regional Office |
