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 2014.
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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Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
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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 13, 2014 | By: | /s/ MUTSUO YAMAMOTO | ||||
| Mutsuo Yamamoto Head of Investor Relations | ||||||
Information furnished in this form:
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President and CEO: Kaoru Kato
Tokyo Stock Exchange: 9437
New York Stock Exchange: DCM
May 13, 2014
NTT DOCOMO Announces New Management Team
TOKYO, JAPAN, May 13, 2014 — 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 19, 2014.
| 1. | Changes in Executives |
| 1) | New Representative Directors (candidates) Senior Executive Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors | |||||
| (Name) | (Current Position) | |||||
| Kazuhiro Yoshizawa | Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
Managing Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department | |||||
| Yoshikiyo Sakai | Director and Senior Vice President
Director of Finance and Accounting Department
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION | |||||
| Akira Terasaki | Adviser
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. | |||||
| *Mr. Yoshikiyo Sakai is expected to become Senior Executive Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors on June 26, 2014. | ||||||
| 2) | Resigning Representative Directors (candidates) | |||||
| (Name) | (Current Position) | |||||
| Kazuto Tsubouchi | Senior Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
[Expected to become Adviser] | |||||
| Fumio Iwasaki | Senior Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors
[Expected to join DOCOMO Engineering Inc.*1] | |||||
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| 2. | Other Executive Changes |
| 1) New Members of the Board of Directors (candidates) |
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| (Name) |
(Current Position) | |||||
| Hiroyasu Asami |
Executive Vice President Managing Director of Smart-life Business Division |
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| Kiyohiro Omatsuzawa |
Senior Vice President Managing Director of Chugoku Regional Office |
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| Shoji Suto |
Senior Vice President Managing Director of Shikoku Regional Office |
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| Toshiki Nakayama |
Senior Vice President Managing Director of Smart-life Solutions Department |
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| Makoto Tani |
Senior Vice President Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Department II |
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| Hajime Kii |
Senior Vice President Managing Director of Global Business Division |
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| 2) New Audit & Supervisory Board Members (candidates) |
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| (Name) |
(Current Position) | |||||
| Tooru Kobayashi |
President and Chief Executive Officer
DOCOMO Service Inc. |
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| Toshimune Okihara |
President and Chief Executive Officer
NTT ComTechnology Corporation |
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| *Mr. Toshimune Okihara is expected to become an External Audit & Supervisory Board Member. |
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| 3) New Senior Vice Presidents (candidates) |
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| (Name) |
(Current Position) | |||||
| Tomohisa Ueno |
General Manager, Kanagawa Branch | |||||
| Hiroshi Nakamura |
Managing Director of Core Network Development Department | |||||
| Ken Yoshizaki |
Managing Director of Financial Business Department | |||||
| Hozumi Tamura |
Managing Director of Smart-life Planning Department | |||||
| Seiji Maruyama |
Managing Director of Product Department | |||||
| Osamu Hirokado |
Managing Director of Public Relations Department | |||||
| 4) Resigning Members of the Board of Directors (candidates) |
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| (Name) |
(Current Position) | |||||
| Tsutomu Shindou |
Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [Expected to join mmbi, Inc.] |
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| Takashi Tanaka |
Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [Expected to join DOCOMO Service Inc.*1] |
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| Wataru Kagawa |
Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [Expected to join NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE EAST CORPORATION] |
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| Kiyoshi Tokuhiro |
Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors [Expected to join DOCOMO Mobile Inc.*1] |
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| Ryuji Yamada |
Member of the Board of Directors Chief Strategic Adviser [Expected to become Chief Strategic Adviser] |
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| 5) Resigning Audit & Supervisory Board Members (candidates) | ||||
| (Name) |
(Current Position) | |||
| Takanori Utano |
Audit & Supervisory Board Member [Expected to become Adviser] | |||
| Kenji Ota |
Audit & Supervisory Board Member [Expected to become Adviser] | |||
| 6) Resigning Executive Vice President and Senior Vice Presidents (candidates) | ||||
| (Name) |
(Current Position) | |||
| Seiji Nishikawa |
Executive Vice President | |||
| Akiko Ide |
Senior Vice President [Expected to join NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION] | |||
| Yuji Araki |
Senior Vice President [Expected to join DOCOMO Support Inc.] | |||
| Tomohiro Kurosawa |
Senior Vice President [Expected to join KYOWA EXEO CORPORATION] | |||
| *Mr. Seiji Nishikawa is currently Member of the Board of Directors at DOCOMO Systems, 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) | |||
| Seizo Onoe |
Executive Vice President Member of the Board of Directors | |||
| Hirotaka Sato |
Senior Vice President Member of the Board of Directors | |||
| Kazuhiro Takagi |
Senior Vice President Member of the Board of Directors | |||
| Hiroyasu Asami |
Executive Vice President | |||
| Shoji Suto |
Senior Vice President | |||
| Kiyohiro Omatsuzawa |
Senior Vice President | |||
| Toshiki Nakayama |
Senior Vice President | |||
| 8) Executive Vice President (candidates) | ||||
| (Name) |
(Current Position) | |||
| Kiyohito Nagata |
Executive Vice President | |||
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Expected Executive Positions and Organizational Responsibilities as of June 19, 2014
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Positions
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Name
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Organizational Responsibilities
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President and Chief Executive Officer
Member of the Board of Directors |
Kaoru Kato | |||
| Senior Executive Vice President
Chief Information Officer
Chief Information Security Officer
Chief Privacy Officer
Member of the Board of Directors |
Kazuhiro Yoshizawa | Responsible for:
– Technology
– Device
– Information strategy | ||
| Senior Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors |
Yoshikiyo Sakai | Responsible for:
– Consumer business
– Marketing
– Global business
– Corporate | ||
| Senior Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors |
Akira Terasaki | Responsible for:
– Corporate business
– Improvement of business operations
– CSR | ||
| Executive Vice President
Chief Technical Officer
Member of the Board of Directors |
Seizo Onoe | Managing Director of R&D Center (effective until June 30, 2014)
Managing Director of R&D Innovation Division (effective from July 1, 2014) | ||
| Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
Member of the Board of Directors |
Hirotaka Sato | Managing Director of Accounts and Finance Department
Responsible for:
– Finance
– Business alliance | ||
| Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors |
Kazuhiro Takagi | Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Division
Managing Director of TOHOKU Reconstruction Support Office
Responsible for:
– Corporate sales | ||
| Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors |
Hiroyasu Asami | Managing Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department | ||
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Position(s)
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Name
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Organizational Responsibilities
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| Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors |
Shoji Suto | Responsible for:
– Consumer sales
– Branches in Kanto and Koshinetsu areas
(effective until June 30, 2014)
Responsible for
– Consumer sales
(effective from July 1, 2014) | ||
| Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors |
Kiyohiro Omatsuzawa | Managing Director of Network Department
Responsible for:
– Network
– Preparation for 2020 | ||
| Executive Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors |
Toshiki Nakayama |
Managing Director of Smart-life Business Division
Managing Director of Smart-life Solutions
Department
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| Senior Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors |
Hajime Kii |
Managing Director of Human Resources
Management Department
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| Senior Vice President
Member of the Board of Directors |
Makoto Tani |
Managing Director of General Affairs Department
Managing Director of Improvement Action Office
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| Member of the Board of Directors | Teruyasu Murakami | - | ||
| Member of the Board of Directors | Takashi Nakamura | - | ||
| Executive Vice President | Kiyohito Nagata | Managing Director of Kansai Regional Office | ||
| Senior Vice President | Syohei Sakaguchi | Managing Director of Hokkaido Regional Office | ||
| Senior Vice President | Koji Aoyama | Managing Director of Tohoku Regional Office | ||
| Senior Vice President | Kei Irie | Managing Director of Tokai Regional Office | ||
| Senior Vice President | Ichiro Nishino | Managing Director of Hokuriku Regional Office | ||
| Senior Vice President | Yohji Maruyama | Managing Director of Chugoku Regional Office | ||
| Senior Vice President | Osamu Hirokado | Managing Director of Shikoku Regional Office | ||
| Senior Vice President | Kazunori Yamamoto | Managing Director of Kyushu Regional Office | ||
| Senior Vice President | Tomohisa Ueno | General Manager, Shinjuku Branch (effective until June 30, 2014)
General Manager, Tokyo Branch (effective from July 1, 2014) | ||
| Senior Vice President | Minoru Etoh | Managing Director of R&D Strategy Department | ||
| Senior Vice President | Hiroshi Nakamura | Managing Director of Core Network Development Department |
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| Position
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Name
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Organizational Responsibilities
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Senior Vice President
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Seiji Maruyama
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Managing Director of Product Department
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Senior Vice President
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Ken Yoshizaki
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Managing Director of Financial Business Department
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Senior Vice President
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Hozumi Tamura
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Managing Director of Smart-life Planning Department
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Senior Vice President
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Morikazu Takahashi
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Deputy Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Division | ||||
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Senior Vice President
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Kouji Furukawa
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Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Department I
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Senior Vice President
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Mitoshi Hirokane
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Managing Director of Information Security Department
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| Senior Vice President |
Kyoji Murakami | Senior Executive Vice President, docomo Healthcare, Inc. Engages in: - Medical / Healthcare Business Promotion |
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| Position | Name | |||||
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Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
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Tooru Kobayashi
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Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
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Haruo Morosawa
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Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
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Naoto Shiotsuka
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Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
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Toshimune Okihara
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Audit & Supervisory Board Member
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Eiko Tsujiyama
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| *1 | DOCOMO Engineering Inc., DOCOMO Service Inc., DOCOMO Mobile Inc., and DOCOMO Business Net Inc. will be merged to become DOCOMO CS Inc. on July 1, 2014. |
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 63 million mobile customers in Japan via advanced wireless networks, including a nationwide 3G network and one of the world’s first commercial LTE networks. Leveraging its unique capabilities as a mobile operator, DOCOMO is a leading developer of cutting-edge technologies for NFC mobile payments, mobile GPS, mobile TV, intuitive mobile assistance, environmental monitoring, smart grids and much more. Overseas, the company provides technical and operational expertise to eight mobile operators and other partner companies. NTT DOCOMO is listed on the Tokyo (9437) and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. Please visit https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/ for more information.
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Attachment
Career Summaries of New Representative Directors (candidates)
| Kazuhiro Yoshizawa | ||
| - Birth: |
June 21, 1955 | |
| - Shares Owned: |
15,800 | |
| - Career |
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| April 1979 |
Entered NTT Public Corporation | |
| July 2003 |
Senior Director of Corporate Strategy and Planning Department of NTT DOCOMO, INC. | |
| June 2007 |
Senior Vice President, Managing Director of Corporate Marketing Department II of NTT DOCOMO, INC. | |
| June 2011 |
Senior Vice President, Managing Director of Human Resources Management Department of NTT DOCOMO, INC. | |
| June 2012 |
Executive Vice President, Managing Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department and Responsible for Mobile Society Research Institute of NTT DOCOMO, INC. | |
| February 2013 |
President and Chief Executive Officer of NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc. (To the present) | |
| July 2013 |
Executive Vice President, Managing Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning Department, Managing Director of Structural Reform Office and Responsible for Mobile Society Research Institute of NTT DOCOMO, INC. (To the present) | |
| Yoshikiyo Sakai | ||
| - Birth: |
October 10, 1956 | |
| - Shares Owned: |
6,400 | |
| - Career |
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| April 1980 |
Entered NTT Public Corporation | |
| July 2002 |
Senior Director of Accounts and Finance Department of NTT DOCOMO, INC. | |
| June 2005 |
Managing Director of Investor Relations Department of NTT DOCOMO, INC. | |
| July 2008 |
Managing Director of Public Relations Department of NTT DOCOMO, INC. | |
| June 2009 |
Senior Vice President, Managing Director of Public Relations Department of NTT DOCOMO, Inc. | |
| June 2012 |
Senior Vice President, Director of Finance and Accounting Department of NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION (To the present) | |
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| Akira Terasaki | ||
| - Birth: |
January 20, 1952 | |
| - Shares Owned: |
1,000 | |
| - Career |
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| April 1976 |
Entered Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications | |
| July 2008 |
Vice-Minister for Policy Coordination, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications | |
| July 2010 |
Special Advisor to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications | |
| October 2010 |
Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology of Graduate School (Science and Engineering) (To the present) | |
| July 2011 |
Adviser of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (To the present) | |
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