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Former founding employee and senior executive vice president and director, NTT DoCoMo

Nationality: Japanese.

Born: 1946.

Education: Keio University, master's degree in engineering, 1970.

Career: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) Public Corporation, 1970–1992, engineer; NTT DoCoMo, 1992–2004, company director; 1996–1998, senior vice president; 1998–2001, executive vice president; 2001–2004, senior executive vice president; 2002–2004, managing director of the Global Business Division.

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