［所信表明］
欧米の技術を学ぶことから始まったわが国の電子情報通信技術は、100年に渡る先輩方のご尽力により世界をリードする技術へと成長した。これまで創出された数々の成果は、わが国における最大規模の産業を創出し、新たな価値の提供によって人びとの暮らし・社会を大きく変え続けている。これから100年の技術進展がどのような変化をもたらすのか、そのすべてを想像することはできないが、学会を通じた会員各位の取り組みが一つでも多くの社会課題を解決し、わが国をより豊かな国へと成長させることが必要である。社会課題は多岐の分野にまたがった複合課題である。その解決のために、電子情報通信技術の専門家に加え、これらを活用する様々な分野の方々が産学問わず集い、互いを高め合うような学会づくりを目指したい。こういった活動は、必ずわが国全体の産業競争力強化に繋がるものと考えている。現在、当学会は企業会員の減少が顕著になっていると認識している。学会設立100周年を一つのきっかけとして、学術的な価値の向上に加え、企業や企業会員にとっての魅力を高められるような具体的施策、将来を担う学生会員が活躍する場の創出等を考え、会員各位と一緒に邁進していきたい。

[プロフィール]
昭和53年早大・理工・修士課程修了。同年、日本電信電話公社入社。平成15年6月、情報流通基盤総合研究所アクセスサービスシステム研究所長。平成19年6月、情報流通基盤総合研究所長。平成21年6月、取締役　研究企画部門長。平成24年6月、常務取締役　研究企画部門長。平成26年6月、代表取締役副社長　研究企画部門長（現在に至る）。本会編集理事、東京支部長を歴任、ならびに功績賞受賞。

[Statement]
Electronics, information and communication technologies in Japan, which started by learning from Europe and the United States, have grown to world-leading ones by tremendous efforts of senior members in IEICE over 100 years. Plenty of established outcomes have created the largest-scale industry in Japan and have been dramatically changing people's lifestyles and modern societies by providing innovative value. We cannot completely imagine what changes will be made by technology evolution for the next 100 years. However, it is necessary that each member’s effort through IEICE solve more social issues and take a lead in creating prosperous country toward the future. Social issues are complex ones bridging over diversified fields. To address such critical issues, I aim to foster IEICE, in which not only experts on electronics, information and communication technologies but also unique members with different backgrounds leveraging them get together from industry and academia and encourage their own activities each other. I believe such society activities will lead to strengthen industrial competitiveness of Japan. Today, I realize the fact that the number of enterprise members in IEICE is significantly decreasing. The 100th anniversary of IEICE could be a historic opportunity for us to revitalize it. So, in addition to continuous efforts to enhance academic value of IEICE, I would like to try to actively take actions along with great support from all IEICE members by offering attractive and effective measures especially for corporations and enterprise members, creating opportunities where prospective student members perform brilliantly, and so on.

[Biography]
He received B.E. and M.E. from Waseda University, 1976, and 1978 respectively. He then joined Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation in April 1978. In June 2003, he became a Head of the Access Network Service Systems Laboratories. He became a Head of the Information Sharing Laboratory Group in June 2007. In June 2009, he became Executive Vice President of NTT and Head of NTT’s Research and Development Planning Department. In June 2014, he was elected to his current position as a Representative Director, Senior Executive Vice President of NTT. He served as a director of the editorial board and Tokyo Section Chair of IEICE and received the Contributions Award from the IEICE.