NTT DoCoMo Inc. has appointed Vice President Ryuji Yamada to become its new president to replace Masao Nakamura, who will step aside to the post of consultant.
The appointments will be formalized at a board meeting to be held after a general shareholders' meeting in June.
Yamada took up the current post in June 2007 after serving as vice president of DoCoMo's parent, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.