Establishment of NTT Research, Inc. and Appointment of the Chief Executive Officer

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Jun Sawada) is pleased to announce the establishment of NTT Research, Inc. on April 1, which was initially announced on November 28, 2018, and the appointment of the President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

1．Overview of the NTT Research, Inc.

Company name： NTT Research Incorporated
Location： 1950 University Ave, East Palo Alto CA 94303 USA
Title / name of representative： President and CEO Kazuhiro Gomi

Kazuhiro Gomi will concurrently serve on the board of directors for NTT Communications Corporation and as the President & CEO of NTT America, Inc.
Business line： Advanced and basic research & development to further develop and accelerate research activities originating from NTT Laboratories in Japan.
Shareholders and shareholding ratio： Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation 100%
Number of employees： Approximately 50 people
Schedule： The following three laboratories are the core of NTT Research Inc., and will be launched in July.
<1>Quantum Science & Computing Laboratories
<2>Cryptography & Information Security Laboratories
<3>Medical & Health Informatics Laboratories

2．Short Bio of representative

2010 : President and Chief Executive Officer, NTT America, Inc.
(2012: the board of directors, NTT Communications Corp.)
2009: Chief Operating Officer, NTT America, Inc.
2004: VP of Global IP Network Business Unit, NTT America, Inc.
1998: Director of General planning, NTT Cyber Communications Laboratory Group
1990: Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
1985: Jointed Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation