UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR
15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May, 2017
Commission File Number: 001-31221
Total number of pages: 9
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Sanno Park Tower 11-1, Nagata-cho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6150
Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| NTT DOCOMO, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 15 , 2017 | By: | /s/ KATSUYUKI TAKAGI | ||||
| Katsuyuki Takagi Head of Investor Relations | ||||||
Information furnished in this form:
| 1. | NTT DOCOMO Announces New Management Team |
President and CEO: Kazuhiro Yoshizawa
Tokyo Stock Exchange: 9437
New York Stock Exchange: DCM
May 15, 2017
NTT DOCOMO Announces New Management Team
TOKYO, JAPAN, May 15, 2017 — 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, the board of directors meeting, and the audit & supervisory board meeting scheduled on June 20, 2017.
1. Changes in Executives
1) Reasons for Change of Executives
To further grow and develop the company under the new management setup
2) Resigning Representative Directors
| Name | Current Position | |
| Akira Terasaki |
Senior Executive
Vice President [expected to join Asurion Japan Holdings G.K.] |
2. Other Executive Changes
1) New Members of the Board of Directors (candidates)
| Name | Current Position | |
| Hiroshi Nakamura |
Senior Vice President | |
| Hozumi Tamura |
Senior Vice President |
2) New Audit & Supervisory Board Members (candidates)
| Name | Current Position | |
| Shoji Suto |
Senior Executive
Vice President (DOCOMO CS, Inc.) | |
| Hironobu Sagae* |
President and
Chief Executive Officer (NTT DATA MANAGEMENT SERVICE Corporation) |
| * | Mr. Hironobu Sagae is expected to become an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member. |
3) New Senior Vice Presidents (candidates)
| Name | Current Position | |
| Hiroko Kawasaki |
General Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility Department | |
| Tomoyoshi Oono |
General Manager of Service Innovation Department | |
| Yoshiaki Maeda |
General Manager of Platform Business Department | |
| Kan Takamoto |
General Manager of Corporate Sales and Marketing Department III | |
| Toshiaki Sakurai |
Vice President of Global Business Office (NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION) | |
| Naoki Tani |
General Manager of IoT Business Department | |
| Katsuyuki Takagi |
General Manager of Investor Relations Department |
4) Resigning Members of the Board of Directors
| Name | Current Position | |
| Seizo Onoe* |
Executive Vice
President [DOCOMO Technology, Inc.] |
| * | Mr. Seizo Onoe is currently a Member of the Board of Directors at DOCOMO Technology, Inc., and is expected to stay in the same position. |
5) Resigning Audit & Supervisory Board Members
| Name | Current Position | |
| Tooru Kobayashi | Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member [expected to become Adviser] | |
| Naoto Shiotsuka | Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member [expected to become Adviser] |
6) Resigning Senior Vice Presidents
| Name | Current Position | |
| Syohei Sakaguchi | Senior Vice President [expected to join Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co., Ltd.] | |
| Ichiro Nishino | Senior Vice President [expected to join DOCOMO CS, Inc.] | |
| Yohji Maruyama | Senior Vice President [expected to join DOCOMO Systems, Inc.] | |
| Minoru Etoh* | Senior Vice President [Mirai Translate, Inc.] |
| * | Mr. Minoru Etoh is currently a Member of the Board of Directors at Mirai Translate, Inc., and is expected to stay in the same position. |
7) Executive Vice Presidents and Members of the Board of Directors (candidates)
| Name | Current Position | |
| Hirotaka Sato | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors | |
| Kiyohiro Omatsuzawa | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors | |
| Hiroshi Tsujigami | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
| Kouji Furukawa | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors | |
| Kyoji Murakami | Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors | |
| Hiroshi Nakamura | Senior Vice President | |
| Hozumi Tamura | Senior Vice President |
8) Executive Vice Presidents (candidates)
| Name | Current Position | |
| Hajime Kii | Executive Vice President | |
| Kazuhiro Takagi | Executive Vice President |
3. Expected Executive Positions and Organizational Responsibilities as of June 20, 2017
| Positions | Name | Organizational Responsibilities | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer Member of the Board of Directors |
Kazuhiro Yoshizawa | |||
| Senior Executive Vice President Chief Information Officer Chief Information Security Officer Chief Privacy Officer Member of the Board of Directors |
Hiroyasu Asami | Responsible for: - Technology - Devices - Information strategy - Preparation for 2020* |
| Senior Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Toshiki Nakayama | Responsible for: - Global business - Corporate - CSR | ||
| Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer Member of the Board of Directors |
Hirotaka Sato | General Manager of Accounts and Finance Department Responsible for: - Finance - Business alliance | ||
| Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Kiyohiro Omatsuzawa | General Manager of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department Responsible for: - Mobile Society Research Institute | ||
| Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Hiroshi Tsujigami | Executive General Manager of Sales and Marketing Division Responsible for: - Broadband Business | ||
| Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Kouji Furukawa | Executive General Manager of Corporate Sales and Marketing Division General Manager of TOHOKU Reconstruction Support Office | ||
| Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Kyoji Murakami | Executive General Manager of Smart-life Business Division | ||
| Executive Vice President Chief Technology Officer Member of the Board of Directors |
Hiroshi Nakamura | Executive General Manager of R&D Innovation Division |
| Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Hozumi Tamura | General Manager of Network Department Responsible for: - Network From July 1, 2017, will assume dual posts of Executive General Manager of Network Division and General Manager of Network Department | ||
| Senior Vice President Member of the Board of Directors |
Seiji Maruyama | General Manager of Human Resources Management Department | ||
| Member of the Board of Directors | Kaoru Kato | Corporate Advisor | ||
| Outside Member of the Board of Directors | Teruyasu Murakami | — | ||
| Outside Member of the Board of Directors | Noriko Endo | — | ||
| Member of the Board of Directors | Shinichiro Ueno | — | ||
| Executive Vice President | Hajime Kii | Executive General Manager of Kansai Regional Office | ||
| Executive Vice President | Kazuhiro Takagi | Executive General Manager of Kyushu Regional Office | ||
| Senior Vice President | Kouji Tsubouchi | Executive General Manager of Hokkaido Regional Office | ||
| Senior Vice President | Michio Fujiwara | Executive General Manager of Tohoku Regional Office | ||
| Senior Vice President | Makoto Tani | Executive General Manager of Tokai Regional Office |
| Senior Vice President | Hiroko Kawasaki | Executive General Manager of Hokuriku Regional Office | ||
| Senior Vice President | Tomohisa Ueno | Executive General Manager of Chugoku Regional Office | ||
| Senior Vice President | Mayumi Tateishi | Executive General Manager of Shikoku Regional Office | ||
| Senior Vice President | Shigeto Torizuka | General Manager of Tokyo Branch | ||
| Senior Vice President | Hikaru Kawachiyama | General Manager of Kanagawa Branch | ||
| Senior Vice President | Tomoyoshi Oono | General Manager of R&D Strategy Department General Manager of Innovation Management Department | ||
| Senior Vice President | Yoshiaki Maeda | General Manager of Platform Business Department | ||
| Senior Vice President | Koichi Takahara | General Manager of Smart-life Solutions Department | ||
| Senior Vice President | Ken Yoshizaki | General Manager of Financial Business Department | ||
| Senior Vice President | Kenichi Mori | General Manager of Product Department | ||
| Senior Vice President | Taku Yamazaki | General Manager of Radio Access Network Engineering Department | ||
| Senior Vice President | Kan Takamoto | General Manager of Sales Promotion Department | ||
| Senior Vice President | Osamu Hirokado | General Manager of Frontline Support Department | ||
| Senior Vice President | Toshiaki Sakurai | General Manager of Corporate Sales and Marketing Department II | ||
| Senior Vice President | Naoki Tani | General Manager of IoT Business Department | ||
| Senior Vice President | Katsuyuki Takagi | Executive General Manager of Global Business Division |
| * | “2020” refers to the anticipated increase in tourism and general economic activity, between now and 2020 and the opportunity to develop various new products and services to capture this anticipated increase in demand. |
| Position | Name | |
| Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Shoji Suto | |
| Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Toshimune Okihara | |
| Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Yutaka Kawataki | |
| Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Hironobu Sagae | |
| Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Eiko Tsujiyama |
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations Department
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Tel: +81-3-5156-1111
About NTT DOCOMO
NTT DOCOMO provides innovative, convenient and secure mobile services that enable smarter living for each customer. The company serves over 74 million mobile customers in Japan via advanced wireless networks, including a nationwide LTE network and one of the world’s most progressive LTE-Advanced networks. DOCOMO is a leading developer of a 5G network that it plans to deploy by 2020, as well as network function virtualization (NFV), NFC infrastructure and services, emerging IoT solutions, and more. Outside Japan, the company is providing technical and operational expertise to several mobile operators and other partner companies, and is contributing to the global standardization of all-new mobile technologies. DOCOMO is listed on stock exchanges in Tokyo (9437) and New York (DCM). Please visit https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/.