北原 秀文

ソフトバンク株式会社

テクノロジー ユニットサービス企画技術本部 本部長

2004年米パデュー大学を卒業後、2005年ソフトバンクBB株式会社(現ソフトバンク)に入社。 固定ブロードバンドのエンジニアを経てウィルコム買収などのPMを担当しWCP立ち上げと同時に4Gネットワークの戦略、ネットワーク計画および戦略の責任者として従事。また、米国スプリントへも出向しネットワーク改善に向けた戦略を担当。 2018年から現職であるグローバルビジネス戦略を担当し、グローバル通信と次世代の新しいサービス事業戦略を担う。 HAPS Mobile取締役も兼務。 2021 年からはグローバル事業に加え、国内事業における中長期目線で次世代屋台骨になる新規事業の戦略と開発もあわせて担う。 BB Satellite株式会社 取締役も兼務。

Hidebumi Kitahara

Vice President, Head of Service Planning Technology Division, Technology Unit

SoftBank Corp.

After graduating from Purdue University (U.S) in 2004, he joined SoftBank BB Corp. (now SoftBank) in 2005. Starting his career as a fixed-line broadband engineer, he was in charge of PM for the acquisition of WILLCOM Inc., and responsible for 4G network strategy, network planning and strategy as well as the launch of Wireless City Planning Inc. at the same time. He was also assigned to Sprint, U.S., where he was in charge of strategy for network improvement. Since 2018, he is in his current role, VP of Global Business Strategy, responsible for global telecom and new service business strategy for the next generation. He is also a Board of Director of HAPSMobile. From 2021, in addition to the global business, he will also be responsible for the strategy and development of new businesses that will become the backbone of the next generation domestic business in the medium-long term. He also serves as a director of BB Satellite Corp..