Jun Sawada

OBE Jun Sawada
Born	(1955-07-30) July 30, 1955
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Businessman
Title	Executive Chairman and Member of the Board, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
Term	June 2022–present
Predecessor	Hiroo Unoura

Jun Sawada (澤田 純, Sawada Jun, born 30 July 1955) is a Japanese businessman, Executive Chairman and Member of the Board of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT), the third largest telecommunications company in the world in terms of revenue, since June 2022.

Early life and education

Jun Sawada was born on 30 July 1955. He received his B.A. in Civil Engineering from Kyoto University in 1978.

Career

Sawada was engaged in various leadership roles in technology developments, business incubation, enterprise sales, and corporate strategy planning and implementation since he joined NTT in 1978. After serving as Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Strategy at NTT Communications, he succeeded Hiroo Unoura  and was appointed President and CEO of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation in 2018. He has been Chairman and Representative Member of the Board since 2022. As of 2024, he no longer serves as a Representative Member of the Board, while continuing in his capacity as Executive Chairman of the Board.

He also serves as Vice Chair, Chair of Committee on Industrial Competitiveness, and Chair of Committee on U.S. Affairs in KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation), Chairman in Japan U.S. Business Council, and Co-chairperson in Kyoto Institute of Philosophy.

On 10 April 2024, Sawada was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden in honor of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House.

On April 22, 2024, Sawada was honored with the Sun & Star Legacy Award by the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth for his contributions to strengthening economic and business ties between Japan and the United States. The award ceremony was attended by dignitaries including Consul General Naganuma and Plano Mayor John Muns.

On June 24, 2024, Sawada was appointed an Honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) by His Majesty King Charles III. The distinction recognized his efforts to advance UK-Japan business relations and marked the first time an NTT executive received such an honor.

On May 9, 2025, Sawada received the Diploma of Honour (Metal Romania) from the Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai in Romania. The award was presented by Rector Professor Adrian Petrusel, PhD, in recognition of Sawada’s remarkable and original view on our "Paraconsistent World,” his leadership in technological development and its role in shaping the “new information-oriented society,” as well as his outstanding support for Japan-Romania cooperation.