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Before his election as TSB Director by ITU Member States, he completed an over 30-year career with Japanese mobile operator NTT DOCOMO. In 2021, he became Executive Vice President and Chief Standardization Strategy Officer for the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) Corporation and a Fellow of NTT DOCOMO, INC. From 2017, he served as NTT DOCOMO’s Chief Technology Architect and President of its subsidiary DOCOMO Technology. 

Between 2012 and 2017, he served as NTT DOCOMO’s Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, a Member of the Board of Directors, and Managing Director of R&D Innovation Division. Earlier, he served as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of NTT DOCOMO’s R&D Strategy Department and Managing Director of the company’s Radio Network Development Department. 

As TSB Director, he heads the part of ITU responsible for the coordination of technical standards and collaborative standardization processes that enable the interconnection and interoperability of information and communication technologies (ICTs) worldwide. 

Mr Onoe is committed to facilitating open and inclusive standardization processes, along with promoting digital technologies to address global issues, building a new ecosystem that reflects evolving technologies, and strengthening cooperation and collaboration in ICT standardization worldwide. 

Known in the industry as “the father of LTE” (Long-Term Evolution), he helped upgrade the wireless broadband standard for mobile devices and networks. He now aims for global outreach to bridge standardization gaps, deliver the benefits of technology widely and speedily, and ensure meaningful and affordable broadband access for everyone. 

Mr Metzger became IEC Secretary-General and CEO on 1 February 2020. Prior to joining IEC, he was Director-General of the Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM). Mr Metzger was also previously Deputy to the Director of the Development Bureau at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Director of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Trained as a lawyer, Mr Metzger has issued several publications on the World Trade Organization (WTO) and competition law.

The Secretary-General is the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission and is responsible for its day-to-day operations.

Sergio Mujica joined ISO as Secretary-General in July 2017, having spent 7 years at the World Custom’s
Organization (WCO) as Deputy Secretary-General. The WCO aims to enhance the effectiveness and
efficiency of Custom’s administrations worldwide, and within this role Mr Mujica was responsible for the
design and implementation of the WCO’s strategic plan. This included simplification, harmonization and
standardization of custom’s procedures in addition to capacity building initiatives aimed at the WCO
members. This gave him significant experience in an international setting, building consensus within a
large membership-based organization.

Prior to working at the World Customs Organization, Mr Mujica spent 15 years working for the
Government of Chile with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and as the
Director General of Chile Customs. A Chilean national, he has a law degree from the Pontificia
Universidad Catolica de Chile and a Master’s degree in International Law from the American University
in Washington DC.

Charlyne Restivo works at the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). She is the Coordinator of the Network of Women in Standards (ITU-T) and the co-chair of the ITU Youth Task Force. She also serves as project officer for the World Standards Cooperation (WSC), the high-level collaboration between the IEC, ISO, and ITU, and for the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-24). Prior to her current roles, she worked at the Office of the ITU Secretary General.

Charlyne holds a degree in political science and a specialized master's degree in international relations from Sciences Po Lyon, France. She also studied at the University of California Santa Cruz, in the United States, and is a certified PRINCE2 project manager.