TOKYO, JAPAN, May 15, 2020/ Big PRwire/ — NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that its board of directors has met and proposed the following changes in executive positions after its transition to a company with an audit and supervisory committee on June 16, 2020. These changes in executive positions will be approved officially at the shareholders meeting, the board of directors meeting, and the audit and supervisory committee, all scheduled to be held on June 16, 2020. This transition has been disclosed separately in the “Notice Regarding the Transition to a Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee” on March 27, 2020.
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 |
|---|---|
| Motoyuki Ii *1 | Senior Executive Vice President, Representative Member of the Board NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION |
- Mr. Motoyuki Ii is expected to assume office on June 23, 2020.
3) Resigning Representative Director
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Hiroshi Tsujigami | Senior Executive Vice President Representative Member of the Board of Directors [expected to join NTT Urban Solutions, Inc. and NTT Urban Development 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 |
|---|---|
| Takashi Hiroi *1 | Senior Vice President, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION |
| Masaaki Shintaku *2, 3 | Counselor, Special Olympics Nippon Foundation |
| Shin Kikuchi *2, 3 | Partner, Gaien Partners |
- Mr. Takashi Hiroi is expected to assume office on June 23, 2020.
- Messrs. Masaaki Shintaku and Shin Kikuchi are expected to become Outside Member of the Board of Directors
- The Company will register Messrs. Masaaki Shintaku and Shin Kikuchi as independent directors as stipulated in the rules set out by the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
2) New Members of the Board of Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members (candidates)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Shoji Suto *1 | Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member |
| Hironobu Sagae *1, 2 | Full-time Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member |
| Katsumi Nakata *1, 2 | Full-time Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member |
| Mikio Kajikawa *1, 2, 3 | Full-time Independent Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member |
| Eiko Tsujiyama *1, 2, 3 | Independent Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member |
- All of the current Audit and Supervisory Board Members will resign from their positions due to expiry of terms as the Company transitions to a company with an audit and supervisory committee on June 16, 2020.
- Messrs. Hironobu Sagae, Katsumi Nakata and Mikio Kajikawa, and Ms. Eiko Tsujiyama are expected to become Outside Members of the Board of Directors.
- The Company will register Mr. Mikio Kajikawa and Ms. Eiko Tsujiyama as independent directors as stipulated in the rules set out by the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
3) New Executive Vice Presidents (candidates)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Naoki Tani | Senior Vice President |
| Yoshiaki Maeda | Senior Vice President |
| Toshiyuki Minami | Advisor, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. |
4) New Senior Vice Presidents (candidates)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Keita Kobayashi | General Manager of Public Relations Department |
| Hisakazu Tsuboya | General Manager of Solution Service Department |
| Takaaki Sato | General Manager of Service Innovation Department |
| Hirohito Noda | General Manager of Strategic Marketing Department |
5) Resigning Members of the Board of Directors
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Hiroshi Nakamura | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [expected to join DOCOMO Technology, Inc.] |
| Hozumi Tamura | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [expected to become Executive Vice President] |
| Osamu Hirokado | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [expected to join NTT InfraNet Co., Ltd.] |
| Shigeto Torizuka | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [expected to become Executive Vice President] |
| Kenichi Mori | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [expected to become Executive Vice President] |
| Kouji Tsubouchi | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [expected to become Executive Vice President] |
| Teruyasu Murakami | Independent Outside Member of the Board of Directors |
6) Resigning Executive Vice President
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Yasuo Sakamoto | Executive Vice President |
7) Resigning Senior Vice Presidents
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Koichi Takahara | Senior Vice President [expected to join DOCOMO CS, Inc.] |
| Tomohisa Ueno | Senior Vice President [expected to join DOCOMO Support, Inc.] |
8) Executive Vice Presidents and Members of the Board of Directors (candidates)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Michio Fujiwara | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
| Takashi Hiroi | Senior Vice President, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION |
Executive Vice Presidents (candidate)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Hozumi Tamura | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
| Shigeto Torizuka | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
| Kenichi Mori | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
| Kouji Tsubouchi | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
| Naoki Tani | Senior Vice President |
| Yoshiaki Maeda | Senior Vice President |
| Toshiyuki Minami | Advisor, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. |
3. Expected Executive Positions and Organizational Responsibilities as of June 16, 2020
| Positions | Name | Organizational Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| President and Chief Executive Officer Representative Member of the Board of Directors | Kazuhiro Yoshizawa | |
| Senior Executive Vice President Chief Compliance Officer Chief Legal Officer Chief Risk Officer Representative Member of the Board of Directors | Motoyuki Ii | [From June 23, 2020] Responsible for:Global businessCorporate |
| Senior Executive Vice President Chief Digital Officer Chief Information Officer Chief Information Security Officer Chief Privacy Officer Representative Member of the Board of Directors | Seiji Maruyama | Responsible for:TechnologyDeviceInformation strategyMembership baseGlobal businessCorporate[From June 23, 2020] Responsible for:TechnologyDeviceInformation strategyMembership base[From July 1, 2020] Responsible for:TechnologyDeviceInformation strategyData utilization strategy |
| Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors | Michio Fujiwara | General Manager of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department General Manager of Accounts and Finance Department Responsible for:Mobile Society Research InstitutePreparation for 2020FinanceBusiness allianceStrategic alliance[From June 23, 2020] General Manager of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department Responsible for:Mobile Society Research InstitutePreparation for 2020 |
| Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer Member of the Board of Directors | Takashi Hiroi | [From June 23, 2020] General Manager of Accounts and Finance Department Responsible for:FinanceBusiness allianceStrategic alliance |
| Senior Vice President Member of the Board of Directors | Mayumi Tateishi | General Manager of General Affairs Department General Manager of Improvement Action Office |
| Independent Outside Member of the Board of Directors | Masaaki Shintaku | – |
| Independent Outside Member of the Board of Directors | Noriko Endo | – |
| Independent Outside Member of the Board of Directors | Shin Kikuchi | – |
| Member of the Board of Directors | Katsumi Kuroda | – |
| Member of the Board of Directors (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) | Shoji Suto | – |
| 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) | Katsumi Nakata | – |
| Independent Outside Member of the Board of Directors (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) | Mikio Kajikawa | – |
| Independent Outside Member of the Board of Directors (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) | Eiko Tsujiyama | – |
| Executive Vice President | Hozumi Tamura | Executive General Manager of Network Division |
| Executive Vice President | Shigeto Torizuka | Executive General Manager of Sales and Marketing Division |
| Executive Vice President | Kenichi Mori | Executive General Manager of Smart-life Business Division |
| Executive Vice President | Kouji Tsubouchi | Executive General Manager of Corporate Sales and Marketing Division General Manager of TOHOKU Reconstruction Support Office |
| Executive Vice President Chief Technology Officer | Naoki Tani | Executive General Manager of R&D Innovation Division |
| Executive Vice President | Yoshiaki Maeda | General Manager of Platform Business Department General Manager of Digital & Marketing Department [From July 1, 2020] Executive General Manager of Marketing Platform Division |
| Executive Vice President | Toshiyuki Minami | Responsible for:CSR |
| Senior Vice President | Toshiaki Sakurai | Executive General Manager of Hokkaido Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Takanori Ashikawa | Executive General Manager of Tohoku Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Katsuyuki Takagi | Executive General Manager of Tokai Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Takaaki Sato | Executive General Manager of Hokuriku Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Kan Takamoto | Executive General Manager of Kansai Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Kikuko Shirakawa | Executive General Manager of Chugoku Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Tetsuya Mikajiri | Executive General Manager of Shikoku Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Takeshi Saito | 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 [From July 1, 2020] General Manager of Network Innovation Laboratories |
| Senior Vice President | Tooru Atarashi | General Manager of Financial Business Department [From July 1, 2020] General Manager of Financial Business Department |
| Senior Vice President | Hiroshi Kobayashi | Deputy Executive General Manager of Network Division |
| Senior Vice President | Hiroko Kawasaki | General Manager of Strategic Marketing Department |
| Senior Vice President | Hirohito Noda | General Manager of Sales Promotion Department |
| Senior Vice President | Shinji Kume | General Manager of Corporate Sales and Marketing Department II |
| Senior Vice President | Seiichi Oka | General Manager of Corporate Sales and Marketing Department III |
| Senior Vice President | Hisakazu Tsuboya | General Manager of IoT Business Department General Manager of 5G & IoT Solution Office [From July 1, 2020] General Manager of 5G & IoT Business Department |
| Senior Vice President | Taku Hasegawa | General Manager of Information Systems Department |
| Senior Vice President | Taku Yamazaki | General Manager of Human Resources Management Department |
| Senior Vice President | Keita Kobayashi | Deputy General Manager of Accounts and Finance Department |
About NTT DOCOMO
NTT DOCOMO, Japan’s leading mobile operator with over 80 million subscriptions, is one of the world’s foremost contributors to 3G, 4G and 5G mobile network technologies. Beyond core communications services, DOCOMO is challenging new frontiers in collaboration with a growing number of entities (“+d” partners), creating exciting and convenient value-added services that change the way people live and work. Under a medium-term plan toward 2020 and beyond, DOCOMO is pioneering a leading-edge 5G network to facilitate innovative services that will amaze and inspire customers beyond their expectations. DOCOMO is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (9437). https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/.
