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KDDI has 3.3 times as many young managers
KDDI says it has 3.3 times as many young managers as before.
Tomoko Nakayama, who became the company’s human resources chief in April 2026, says it values people who have experienced becoming deeply engaged in something.
KDDI is Japan’s second-largest mobile phone operator by number of contracts.
It also operates in financial services and data centers.
In 2024, it began jointly managing convenience store chain Lawson with Mitsubishi Corp.
The company’s approach to leadership matters as it works across these businesses.
The information available does not say what KDDI plans to do next.
KDDI has 3.3 times as many young managers, according to the story headline.
The article features an interview with KDDI executive officer Tomoko Nakayama, who became the company’s newly established chief human resources officer in April 2026.
Nakayama said the company values experiences in which people have become deeply absorbed in something.
KDDI operates in telecommunications, finance and data centers.
- Who
- KDDI and its chief human resources officer, Tomoko Nakayama.
- What
- KDDI has 3.3 times as many young managers. The article also discusses the company’s workplace culture.
- When
- Nakayama took up the CHRO role in April 2026; the article was published on October 11, 2026, in Japan.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I place importance on experiences in which people have become deeply absorbed in something
Tomoko Nakayama became KDDI’s chief human resources officer.
Nikkei published its interview with Nakayama.
- Increase in young managers
- 3.3 times as many
- Company
- KDDI
- CHRO
- Tomoko Nakayama
- Start of CHRO role
- April 2026
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