As president and chief executive officer, Mr. Maeda brings more than 25 years of international business management and telecommunications expertise to NTT Communications Group's US subsidiary, Verio Inc., where he directs the strategy and business growth of the company. Under his leadership, Verio Inc. has established its sole and exclusive focus on the delivery of online business services to small and midsized companies both in the US and around the world.

Mr. Maeda serves on Verio's board of directors, as well as on that of NTT America, where he is also an executive vice president. Additionally, he is a member of the boards of directors of a number of other subsidiaries and affiliates of NTT Communications.

Mr. Maeda has been with NTT Communications, since 1999, initially serving as director of global business development for the company's Arcstar Global Network Business Division, and later moving to the company's Corporate Planning Department as director of Group Strategy. Before joining NTT Communications, Mr. Maeda spent 20 years with Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan Limited, where he held various managerial positions, most recently serving as joint general manager of the International Finance Division.

Mr. Maeda holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Waseda University, and master of management from the JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.