Press Releases
May 9, 2025
NTT DOCOMO Announces New Management Team
TOKYO, JAPAN, May 9, 2025 --- 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 16, 2025.
1. Changes in Executives
1) New Members of the Board of Directors who are not Audit and Supervisory Committee Members (candidates)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Ichiro Nakagawa | Senior Advisor McKinsey & Company, Inc. Chairman Pure Storage Japan, Inc. |
| Ayumi Michi | Affiliated Lawyer WASEDA UNIVERSITY LEGAL CLINIC |
| Tetsuya Mikajiri | Executive Vice President |
2) New Member of the Board of Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members (candidate)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Masato Kuwana | Senior Executive Vice President NTT COMWARE CORPORATION |
3) New Executive Vice President (candidates)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Naoki Ooshima | Senior Vice President |
4) New Senior Vice Presidents (candidates)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Hideki Nishijima | General Manager of Radio Waves Planning Office |
| Masafumi Masuda | General Manager of RAN Technology Promotion Office General Manager of 5G Advancement Promotion Office |
| Kunihiro Ito | General Manager of Company Corporate Department |
| Shinya Momose | Senior Vice President NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE EAST CORPORATION |
| Tsutomu Tahara | General Manager of Wallet Service Department |
| Saori Miyahara | General Manager of Content Service Department |
| Takashi Suzuki | General Manager of Data Platform Department |
| Manabu Awashima | Senior Manager of Corporate Affairs & Human Resources Department |
5) Resigning Members of the Board of Directors who are not Audit and Supervisory Committee Members
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Masaaki Shintaku | Outside Member of the Board of Directors |
| Shin Kikuchi | Outside Member of the Board of Directors |
| Masato Kuroiwa | Member of the Board of Directors |
6) Resigning Member of the Board of Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Kenjiro Saito | Member of the Board of Directors (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) |
7) Resigning Executive Vice Presidents
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Tetsuya Mikajiri | Executive Vice President [expected to join NTT COMWARE CORPORATION] |
| Hirohito Noda | Executive Vice President [expected to join DOCOMO Support Inc.] |
8) Resigning Senior Vice Presidents
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Koji Tashiro* | Senior Vice President |
| Satoshi Kobayashi | Senior Vice President [expected to join NTT DOCOMO Studio & Live, Inc.] |
| Kenji Onoue | Senior Vice President [expected to join DOCOMO CS Hokuriku,Inc.] |
- Mr. Koji Tashiro is also currently a Senior Executive Vice President, Representative Member of the Board of Directors at NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL, Inc. and is expected to stay in the same position.
2. Expected Executive Positions and Organizational Responsibilities as of June 16, 2025
| Positions | Name | Organizational Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| President and Chief Executive Officer Representative Member of the Board of Directors |
Yoshiaki Maeda | - |
| Senior Executive Vice President Chief Customer Experience Officer Chief Information Officer Representative Member of the Board of Directors |
Takeshi Saito | President, Consumer Service Company Responsible for:
|
| Senior Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer Chief Human capital Officer Chief Information Security Officer Representative Member of the Board of Directors |
Keita Kobayashi | Responsible for:
|
| Senior Executive Vice President Chief Technology Officer Chief AI Officer Chief Procurement Officer Representative Member of the Board of Directors |
Takaaki Sato | Executive General Manager of R&D Innovation Division Responsible for:
|
| Senior Executive Vice President Chief Sustainability Officer |
Hiroyuki Takeda | Responsible for: Sustainability Management |
| Outside Member of the Board of Directors | Akemi Ishiwata | - |
| Outside Member of the Board of Directors | Ichiro Nakagawa | - |
| Outside Member of the Board of Directors | Ayumi Michi | - |
| Member of the Board of Directors | Hiroki Kuriyama | - |
| Member of the Board of Directors | Katsushige Kojima | - |
| Member of the Board of Directors | Minako Tsumenaga | - |
| Member of the Board of Directors | Tetsuya Mikajiri | - |
| 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) |
Masato Kuwana | - |
| Outside Member of the Board of Directors (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) |
Yoshitaka Ikeda | - |
| Outside Member of the Board of Directors (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) |
Kiyoshi Harada | - |
| Outside Member of the Board of Directors (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) |
Michiko Chiba | - |
| Executive Vice President | Hisakazu Tsuboya | General Manager of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department Responsible for:
[From July 1, 2025] General Manager of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department Responsible for:
|
| Executive Vice President | Natsuko Fujiki | General Manager of Accounts and Finance Department |
| Executive Vice President | Toshihiro Eto | Senior General Manager of Consumer Service Company Senior General Manager of Wallet Service Department and Credit Service Department [From July 1, 2025] Senior General Manager of Consumer Service Company Senior General Manager of Financial Strategy Department, Wallet Service Department and Credit Service Department |
| Executive Vice President | Naoki Ooshima | Senior General Manager of Consumer Service Company Senior General Manager of Energy Service Department, Broadband Business Department, After market Business Department, Front CX Department, Real Channel Strategy Department and Contact Channel Department [From July 1, 2025] Senior General Manager of Consumer Service Company Senior General Manager of Ienaka Service Department, After market Service Department, Front CX Department, Real Channel Strategy Department and Contact Channel Department |
| Senior Vice President | Takatoshi Okagawa | General Manager of R&D Strategy Department |
| Senior Vice President | Hiroyuki Oto | General Manager of 6G-Tech Department |
| Senior Vice President | Yoshiaki Hiramatsu | Executive General Manager of Product Marketing Division |
| Senior Vice President | Akihiro Hikuma | Executive General Manager of Network Division |
| Senior Vice President | Hideki Nishijima | General Manager of Network Department |
| Senior Vice President | Nobuko Hiraguchi | General Manager of Core Network Design Department |
| Senior Vice President | Masafumi Masuda | General Manager of RAN Technology Promotion Office [From July 1, 2025] General Manager of Radio Access Network Design Department |
| Senior Vice President | Yoshitaka Hiramoto | Engages in: OREX Business Promotion Member of the board, OREX SAI, INC. |
| Senior Vice President Chief Compliance Officer |
Masako Moto | General Manager of Corporate Affairs & Human Resources Department |
| Senior Vice President | Hidehiko Yoshikai | General Manager of Financial Governance Department Responsible for:
|
| Senior Vice President | Shuusaku Ijiri | General Manager of Information Systems Department |
| Senior Vice President | Motohisa Suzuki | Senior General Manager of Consumer Service Company Senior General Manager of Streaming Service Department, Content Service Department, Entertainment Platform Department and Lifestyle Innovation Department [From July 1, 2025] Senior General Manager of Consumer Service Company Senior General Manager of Streaming Service Department, Content Service Department and Entertainment Platform Department |
| Senior Vice President | Hideki Ishibashi | Senior General Manager of Consumer Service Company Senior General Manager of Marketing Innovation Department, Customer Success Department and Healthcare Service Department |
| Senior Vice President | Takashi Ito | Senior General Manager of Consumer Service Company Senior General Manager of Product Design Department Ⅰ and Product Design Department Ⅱ |
| Senior Vice President | Kunihiro Ito | Senior General Manager of Consumer Service Company General Manager of Online CX Department Senior General Manager of Marketing Strategy Department and Online CX Department [From July 1, 2025] Senior General Manager of Consumer Service Company Senior General Manager of Marketing Strategy Department, Marketing Promotion Department and Marketing Media Department |
| Senior Vice President | Sadaaki Yokouchi | Senior General Manager of Consumer Service Company Senior General Manager of Data Platform Department, Company Corporate Department and Company Finance Department |
| Senior Vice President | Shinya Momose | Responsible for:
[From July 1, 2025] General Manager of Financial Strategy Department |
| Senior Vice President | Tsutomu Tahara | General Manager of Wallet Service Department |
| Senior Vice President | Saori Miyahara | General Manager of Content Service Department |
| Senior Vice President | Wakako Sakurai | General Manager of Entertainment Platform Department |
| Senior Vice President | Takashi Suzuki | General Manager of Data Platform Department |
| Senior Vice President | Haruyuki Nakayama | General Manager of Company Corporate Department |
| Senior Vice President | Chiaki Nozawa | Executive General Manager of Tohoku Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Manabu Awashima | Executive General Manager of Metropolitan Area Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Koji Nemoto | Executive General Manager of Kansai Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Azusa Wada | Executive General Manager of Kyushu Regional Office |
