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News Release
May 8, 2026
NTT EAST, Inc.
Changes in Board of Directors and Executive Officers
NTT EAST, Inc. (headquarters: Shinjuku, Tokyo, CEO: Naoki Shibutani) announced today that at the Board of Directors meeting held May 7, 2026, the following changes in board of directors and executive officers were resolved. These changes will be approved officially at the shareholders' meeting and the board of directors meeting scheduled to be held on June 12, 2026.
1. Candidate for Senior Vice President
Kayoko Kosugi
2. Candidate for Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Chinatsu Kataoka (NTT EAST-MINAMI KANTO CORPORATION,Audit & Supervisory Board Member)
3. Senior Vice President Scheduled to Resign from Office
Makiko Sekine
4. Candidates for Directors
1. Candidate for President, Executive Director
Naoki Shibutani
2. Candidates for Senior Executive Vice President, Representative Director
Kei Ikeda
Toshimasa Kumagai
5. Candidates for Executive Officers
Yoshiomi Ono (NTT EAST, Inc., Executive Manager, Digital Consulting Department, Sales Promotion Headquarters, Sales and Marketing Headquarters)
Koutarou Hirai(NTT, Inc. Senior Manager, General Affairs Department)
Katsuyuki Kawashima (NTT EAST, Inc. Executive Manager, Marketing Strategy Department, Sales and Marketing Headquarters)
6. Executive Officers Scheduled to Resign from Office
Hirofumi Suto (scheduled to join MIRAIT ONE Corporation)
Akinobu Matsui (scheduled to join NTT East Service Corporation)
Takaharu Kitajima (scheduled to join NTT TELECON Co.,Ltd.)
7.Officer Structure
Date of Appointment: June 12, 2026
[Members of the Board]
| Position Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President, Executive Director | Naoki Shibutani |
| Senior Executive Vice President, Representative Director | Kei Ikeda |
| Senior Executive Vice President, Representative Director | Toshimasa Kumagai |
| Senior Vice President | Shingo Ishida |
| Senior Vice President | Seika Kidokoro |
| Senior Vice President*1 | Yoshinori Kanehana |
| Senior Vice President*2 | Kayoko Kosugi |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Kosuke Nagano |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Machiko Sakai |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Yasufumi Tsubaki |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member*3 | Chinatsu Kataoka |
- *1Yoshinori Kanehana, Senior Vice President scheduled for reappointment, is a candidate for an Outside Senior Vice President.
- *2Kayoko Kosugi, a candidate for Senior Vice President, is scheduled to take office as an Executive Vice President of NTT, Inc., as well as the Senior Vice President of NTT EAST, Inc. on June 18, 2026.
- *3Chinatsu Kataoka, a candidate for Audit & Supervisory Board Member, is scheduled to take office on July 1, 2026.
[Executive Officers]
| Position Title | Name | Appointment / Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| President, Executive Director President, Executive Officer CEO*4 |
Naoki Shibutani | |
| Senior Executive Vice President, Representative Director Senior Executive Vice President, Executive Officer CDAIO*5 CISO*6 |
Kei Ikeda | |
| Senior Executive Vice President, Representative Director Senior Executive Vice President, Executive Officer CCO*7 CCXO*8 |
Toshimasa Kumagai | Senior Executive Manager, Sales and Marketing Headquarters Executive Manager, Internal Audit Department |
| Senior Vice President, Executive Officer |
Shingo Ishida | Senior Executive Manager, Network Business Headquarters Head of Plant pursuant to Ordinance for Enforcement of the Telecommunications Business Act; and Responsible for Information Management pursuant to Ordinance for Enforcement of the Telecommunications Business Act |
| Senior Vice President, Executive Officer |
Seika Kidokoro | Executive Manager, Corporate Strategy Planning Department General Manager, Legacy Network Service Transition Office |
| Executive Vice President | Takashi Abe | Senior Executive Manager, Business Innovation Headquarters, Sales and Marketing Headquarters |
| Executive Officer | Tomoko Aihara | General Manager, Kanagawa Division General Manager, Kanagawa Branch, Kanagawa Division |
| Executive Officer | Koichi Suzuki | General Manager, Tokyo Division |
| Executive Officer CTO*9 |
Tadayuki Yamaguchi | Senior Executive Manager, New Business Development Headquarters, Sales and Marketing Headquarters Executive Manager, Sales Promotion Headquarters, Sales and Marketing Headquarters |
| Executive Officer | Hiroko Shigeya | General Manager, Hokkaido Division General Manager, Hokkaido Branch, Hokkaido Division |
| Executive Officer | Tadahiro Yonezawa | Deputy Senior Executive Manager, Network Business Headquarters Executive Manager, Maintenance and Service Operation Department, Network Business Headquarters |
| Executive Officer | Hiroki Okuda | Deputy Senior Executive Manager, Business Innovation Headquarters, Sales and Marketing Headquarters Executive Manager, Social Innovation Department, Business Innovation Headquarters, Sales and Marketing Headquarters General Manager, International Horticultural Expo 2027 Promotion Office |
| Executive Officer | Tetsuya Koike | General Manager, Saitama Division General Manager, Saitama Branch, Saitama Division |
| Executive Officer CFO*10 |
Takuro Hanaki | Executive Manager, Accounts and Finance Department |
| Executive Officer CHRO*11 |
Tomonao Ihara | Executive Manager, General Affairs and Personnel Department |
| Executive Officer | Yumiko Takuma | Executive Manager, Maintenance and Service Operation Department, Network Business Headquarters |
| Executive Officer CIO*12 |
Motoi Yamana | Senior Executive Manager, Digital Transformation Headquarters Executive Manager, Digital Design Department, Digital Transformation Headquarters |
| Executive Officer | Yoshiomi Ono | Senior Executive Manager, Sales Promotion Headquarters, Sales and Marketing Headquarters Executive Manager, Digital Consulting Department, Sales Promotion Headquarters, Sales and Marketing Headquarters |
| Executive Officer | Koutarou Hirai | General Manager, Miyagi Division General Manager, Miyagi Branch, Miyagi Division |
| Executive Officer | Katsuyuki Kawashima | Executive Manager, Marketing Strategy Department, Sales and Marketing Headquarters |
- Notes:
- *Kei Ikeda is in charge of the Interconnection Promotion Department, Innovation and Technology Department and Digital Transformation Headquarters.
- *Toshimasa Kumagai is in charge of the Corporate Strategy Planning Department, General Affairs and Personnel Department, Accounting and Finance Department, Information Security Department, International Horticultural Expo 2027 Promotion Office and Legacy Network Service Transition Office.
- *4CEO: Chief Executive Officer
- *5CDAIO: Chief Digital and AI Officer
- *6CISO: Chief Information Security Officer
- *7CCO: Chief Compliance Officer
- *8CCXO: Chief Customer Experience Officer
- *9CTO: Chief Technology Officer
- *10CFO: Chief Financial Officer
- *11CHRO: Chief Human Resource Officer
- *12CIO: Chief Information Officer
Date of Appointment: July 1, 2026
| New Position Title and Appointment | Name | Current Position Title and Appointment |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Officer Deputy Senior Executive Manager, Business Innovation Headquarters, Sales and Marketing Headquarters General Manager, International Horticultural Expo 2027 Promotion Office |
Hiroki Okuda | Deputy Senior Executive Manager, Business Innovation Headquarters, Sales and Marketing Headquarters Executive Manager, Social Innovation Department, Business Innovation Headquarters, Sales and Marketing Headquarters General Manager, International Horticultural Expo 2027 Promotion Office |
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