Hiroo Unoura

{{Short description|Ex-CEO of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone}}

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| name = Hiroo Unoura

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| birth_date = 13 January 1949

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| nationality = Japanese

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| alma_mater = University of Tokyo

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| title = CEO, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone

| term = June 2012-June 2018

| predecessor = Norio Wada

| successor = Jun Sawada

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{{Nihongo|Hiroo Unoura|鵜浦 博夫|Unoura Hiroo|born 13 January 1949}} is a Japanese businessman, former president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT), the third largest telecommunications company in the world in terms of revenue.

Hiroo Unoura was born on 13 January 1949.{{cite web|title=Hiroo Unoura|url=http://www.ntt.co.jp/ir/mgt_e/management/unoura.html|website=NTT|accessdate=27 June 2015}} In 1973, he obtained a BA degree in Law from the University of Tokyo.{{cite web|title=Interview with Hiroo Unoura|url=http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/ceo-survey/2014/interviews/hiroo-unoura.jhtml|website=PWC|accessdate=27 June 2015}}

Unoura joined NTT in April 1973, and has held various senior positions at NTT.{{cite web|title=Executive Profile: Hiroo Unoura|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=2936463&capId=398118|website=Bloomberg|accessdate=26 June 2015}} He became president and CEO in June 2012. In June 2018, he was succeeded as CEO by Jun Sawada.{{cite web|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/NTT-to-combine-3-units-to-create-Japan-s-largest-IT-company|title=NTT to combine 3 units to create Japan's largest IT company|author=|date=|website=Nikkei Asian Review|accessdate=6 August 2018}}