Informal Decision on Posts and Duties of Directors



NotificationMay 21, 1998



KDD has informally decided, as attached Reference 1, the posts and duties of directors, which are expected to be made formal after the 67th annual stockholder's meeting. Assumption of the posts of directors is subject to appointment at the 67th annual stockholders meeting.

KDD has also decided, as attached Reference 2, the posts and duties of present directors, according to the organizational changes on June 1.

For further information contact
Office of Public Relations KDD: 03-3347-6935


(Reference 1)

Posts and Duties of Directors

PostNamePost and Duties
(From June 26,1998)
Chairman of the Board of DirectorsTaizo Nakamura
PresidentTadashi Nishimoto*Office of the Secretary
Executive Vice PresidentTakeo Yamaguchi*Marketing & Sales HQ.
Executive Vice PresidentKinji Iwasaki*Network HQ.
Senior Managing DirectorMasahiko Ushimaru*Office of Public Relations
*Corporate Strategy Dept.
*Marketing & Sales HQ.
Senior Managing DirectorOsamu Ando*Corporate Affairs Dept.
*Personnel Dept.
Senior Managing DirectorMasao Sayato*Procurement & Premises Management Dept.
*Affiliated Business Development Dept.
Senior Managing DirectorNariyoshi Tanaka*Finance & Accounting Dept.
*Telecommunications Business Development Dept.
Senior Managing DirectorYasuo Hirata*Network HQ.
Managing DirectorAkitsugu Kuwayama*Marketing & Sales HQ.
Managing DirectorMasanori Amano*Network HQ.
Managing DirectorTsunekazu Matsudaira*Director, International Affairs Dept.
Managing DirectorKazuyuki Tsukada*Marketing & Sales HQ.
*Director, Business Communications Dept. I
Managing DirectorNobuo Nezu*Network HQ.
Managing DirectorShozo Murase*General Manager of Osaka Regional Office
Managing DirectorHitomi Murakami*Marketing & Sales HQ.
*Director, Global Multimedia Business Dept.
Managing DirectorYasuhiko Ito*Network HQ.
*Director, Wireless Business Dept.
Managing DirectorKenichi Kawaguchi*Marketing & Sales Dept.
*Director, Network Solutions Dept.
Managing DirectorIchiro Kondo*Director, Corporate Strategy Dept.
*Marketing & Sales HQ.
Managing DirectorMasafumi Ohnishi
Managing DirectorKosaku Inaba


(Reference 2)

Posts and Duties of Directors

PostNamePost and Duties
(From May 31,1998)
Post and Duties
(From June 1 to 26,1998)
Chairman of the Board of DirectorsTaizo Nakamura

PresidentTadashi Nishimoto*Office of the Secretary*Office of the Secretary
Executive Vice PresidentTakeo Yamaguchi*Marketing & Sales HQ.
*Supervision of Administrative HQ. and Corporate HQ.
*Marketing & Sales HQ.
Executive Vice PresidentTohru Ohta*Supervision of Network HQ. and Business Development HQ.*Supervision of Network HQ.
Senior Managing DirectorOsamu Takenaka*Business Development HQ.*Network HQ.
Senior Managing DirectorMasahiko Ushimaru*Corporate HQ.
*Office of Public Relations
*Office of Public Relations
*Corporate Strategy Dept.
*Marketing & Sales HQ.
Senior Managing DirectorKinji Iwasaki*Network HQ.*Network HQ.
Senior Managing DirectorOsamu Ando*Administrative HQ.*Corporate Affairs Dept.
*Personnel Dept.
Senior Managing DirectorMasao Sayato*General Manager of Osaka Regional Office*Procurement & Premises Management Dept.
*Affiliated Business Development Dept.
Managing Director, Executive Engineering AdviserTakuro Muratani*President of KDD R & D Laboratories Inc.*President of KDD R & D Laboratories Inc.
Managing DirectorNariyoshi Tanaka*Corporate HQ.
*Business Development HQ.
*Finance & Accounting Dept.
*Telecommunications Business Development Dept.
Managing DirectorAkitsugu Kuwayama*Marketing & Sales HQ.*Marketing & Sales HQ.
Managing DirectorYasuo Hirata*Business Development HQ.
*Director, Global Multimedia Business Dept.
*Network HQ.
Managing DirectorMasanori Amano*Marketing & Sales HQ.
*Director, Business Communications Dept. I
*Network HQ.
Managing DirectorTsunekazu Matsudaira*Corporate HQ.
*Director, International Affairs Dept.
*Director, International Affairs Dept.
Managing DirectorKeizo Ohno*Network HQ.
*Business Development HQ.
*Network HQ.
Managing DirectorKazuyuki Tsukada*Corporate HQ.
*Director, Corporate Strategy Dept.
*Marketing & Sales HQ.
*Marketing & Sales HQ.
*Director, Business Communications Dept. I
Managing DirectorNobuo Nezu*Network HQ.*Network HQ.
Managing DirectorShozo Murase*Marketing & Sales HQ.
*Director, Sales Development Dept. II
*General Manager of Osaka Regional Office
Managing DirectorHitomi Murakami*Network HQ.*Marketing & Sales HQ.
*Director, Global Multimedia Business Dept.
Managing DirectorMasafumi Ohnishi

Managing DirectorKosaku Inaba