NTT DOCOMO : Announces New Management Team

TOKYO, JAPAN, May 13, 2016 --- 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 and board of directors meetings scheduled on June 16, 2016.

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	New Position(s)	Current Position(s)
Kazuhiro Yoshizawa	President and Chief Executive Officer Member of the Board of Directors	Senior Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors
Hiroyasu Asami	Senior Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors	Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors
Toshiki Nakayama	Senior Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors	Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors

(Open a PDF file)(Attachment) Carrier summaries of Representative Directors of New Board of Directors (candidates) (PDF format: 15KB)

3) Resigning Representative Directors

Name	Current Position
Kaoru Kato	President and Chief Executive Officer Member of the Board of Directors [expected to become NTT DOCOMO Corporate Advisor and Member of the Board of Directors]
Yoshikiyo Sakai	Senior Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [expected to join NTT FINANCE CORPORATION]

2. Other Executive Changes

1) New Members of the Board of Directors (candidates)

2) New Senior Vice Presidents (candidates)

Name	Current Position
Michio Fujiwara	Senior Manager of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department
Hikaru Kawachiyama	Senior Manager of General Affairs Department
Koichi Takahara	Executive General Manager of Global Business Division
Taku Yamazaki	General Manager of Radio Access Network Engineering Department
Kouji Tsubouchi	General Manager of Public Relations Department Deputy General Manager of Mobile Society Research Institute
Mayumi Tateishi	Senior Manager of Smart-life Solutions Department Senior Executive Vice President, OAK LAWN MARKETING, INC.

3) Resigning Members of the Board of Directors

Name	Current Position
Kazuhiro Takagi	Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [expected to become Executive Vice President, Executive General Manager of Kyushu Regional Office]
Hajime Kii	Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [expected to become Executive Vice President, Executive General Manager of Kansai Regional Office]
Makoto Tani	Senior Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [expected to become Senior Vice President, Executive General Manager of Tokai Regional Office]
Takashi Nakamura	Outside Member of the Board of Directors

4) Resigning Senior Vice Presidents

Name	Current Position
Kiyohito Nagata	Executive Vice President [expected to join Asurion Japan Group]
Koji Aoyama	Senior Vice President [expected to join MIRAIT Corporation]
Kei Irie	Senior Vice President [expected to join DOCOMO CS, Inc.]
Kazunori Yamamoto	Senior Vice President [expected to join DOCOMO CS, Inc.]
Eiichi Sakamoto	Senior Vice President [expected to join NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION]

5) Executive Vice Presidents and Members of the Board of Directors (candidates)

Name	Current Position
Seizo Onoe	Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors
Hirotaka Sato	Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors
Kiyohiro Omatsuzawa	Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors
Hiroshi Tsujigami	Member of the Board of Directors, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Kouji Furukawa	Senior Vice President
Kyoji Murakami	Senior Vice President

6) Executive Vice Presidents (candidates)

Name	Current Position
Hajime Kii	Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors
Kazuhiro Takagi	Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors

3. Expected Executive Positions and Organizational Responsibilities as of June 16, 2016

Position	Name
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member	Tooru Kobayashi
Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member	Naoto Shiotsuka
Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member	Toshimune Okihara
Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member	Yutaka Kawataki
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member	Eiko Tsujiyama