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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 New Member of the Board

Kayoko Kosugi

2. Candidate for Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Chinatsu Kataoka (NTT EAST-MINAMI KANTO CORPORATION,Audit & Supervisory Board Member)

3. Member of the Board Scheduled to Resign from Office

Makiko Sekine

4. Designated President and Vice Presidents

1. Designated President

Naoki Shibutani

2. Designated Vice Presidents

Kei Ikeda

Toshimasa Kumagai

5. Candidates for New Senior Vice Presidents

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. Senior Vice Presidents 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
Representative Member of the Board,President Naoki Shibutani
Representative Member of the Board,Senior Executive Vice President Kei Ikeda
Representative Member of the Board,Senior Executive Vice President Toshimasa Kumagai
Member of the Board Shingo Ishida
Member of the Board Seika Kidokoro
Member of the Board*1 Yoshinori Kanehana
Member of the Board*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, Member of the Board scheduled for reappointment, is a candidate for an Outside Member of the Board.
  • *2Kayoko Kosugi, a candidate for Member of the Board, is scheduled to take office as an Senior Vice President of NTT, Inc., as well as the Member of the Board 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
Representative Member of the Board
President, and CEO*4
Naoki Shibutani
Representative Member of the Board
Senior Executive Vice President
CDAIO*5
CISO*6
Kei Ikeda
Representative Member of the Board
Senior Executive Vice President
CCO*7
CCXO*8
Toshimasa Kumagai Senior Executive Manager, Sales and Marketing Headquarters
Executive Manager, Internal Audit Department
Member of the Board
Senior Vice President
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
Member of the Board
Senior Vice President
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
Senior Vice President Tomoko Aihara General Manager, Kanagawa Division
General Manager, Kanagawa Branch, Kanagawa Division
Senior Vice President Koichi Suzuki General Manager, Tokyo Division
Senior Vice President
CTO*9
Tadayuki Yamaguchi Senior Executive Manager, New Business Development Headquarters, Sales and Marketing Headquarters
Executive Manager, Sales Promotion Headquarters, Sales and Marketing Headquarters
Senior Vice President Hiroko Shigeya General Manager, Hokkaido Division
General Manager, Hokkaido Branch, Hokkaido Division
Senior Vice President Tadahiro Yonezawa Deputy Senior Executive Manager, Network Business Headquarters
Executive Manager, Maintenance and Service Operation Department, Network Business Headquarters
Senior Vice President 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
Senior Vice President Tetsuya Koike General Manager, Saitama Division
General Manager, Saitama Branch, Saitama Division
Senior Vice President
CFO*10
Takuro Hanaki Executive Manager, Accounts and Finance Department
Senior Vice President
CHRO*11
Tomonao Ihara Executive Manager, General Affairs and Personnel Department
Senior Vice President Yumiko Takuma Executive Manager, Maintenance and Service Operation Department, Network Business Headquarters
Senior Vice President
CIO*12
Motoi Yamana Senior Executive Manager, Digital Transformation Headquarters
Executive Manager, Digital Design Department, Digital Transformation Headquarters
Senior Vice President Yoshiomi Ono Senior Executive Manager, Sales Promotion Headquarters, Sales and Marketing Headquarters
Executive Manager, Digital Consulting Department, Sales Promotion Headquarters, Sales and Marketing Headquarters
Senior Vice President Koutarou Hirai General Manager, Miyagi Division
General Manager, Miyagi Branch, Miyagi Division
Senior Vice President 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
Senior Vice President
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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