TOKYO--(Business Wire)--
Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) (TOKYO:6501) today announced the
following executive changes in accordance with a resolution passed by
a meeting of the Board of Directors held today. The appointments take
effect on April 1, 2008.
1. New Executive Officers (Effective April 1, 2008)
Hitoshi Isa
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, Executive Vice
President of Power Systems Group
Current Position: President, Babcock-Hitachi K.K. and Executive
Vice President of Power Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd.
2. Change of Position (Effective April 1, 2008)
Kunihiko Ohnuma
New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice
President and Executive Officer, in charge of Industrial
Infrastructure Business (Automotive Systems Business), Life
Infrastructure Business (Urban Planning and Development Business,
Consumer Business) and Procurement, President & Chief Executive
Officer of Consumer Business Group
Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice
President and Executive Officer, in charge of Industrial
Infrastructure Business (Automotive Systems Business), Life
Infrastructure Business (Urban Planning and Development Business,
Consumer Business) and Procurement
3. Resignation (Effective March 31, 2008)
Toshiaki Higashihara, currently Vice President and Executive
Officer, Chief Operating Officer of Power Systems Group
-- Preappointed President of Hitachi Power Europe GmbH on April 1,
2008
Makoto Ebata, currently Vice President and Executive Officer,
President & Chief Executive Officer of Consumer Business Group
-- Preappointed Deputy Chairman of Hitachi Europe Ltd. on April 1,
2008
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE:HIT) (TOKYO:6501), headquartered in Tokyo,
Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately
384,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2006 (ended March 31, 2007)
consolidated revenues totaled 10,247 billion yen ($86.8 billion). The
company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in
market sectors including information systems, electronic devices,
power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and
financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the
company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.
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Reference
Executive Officers (Effective April 1, 2008)
(a) New Executive Officer
Kazuo Furukawa Representative Executive Officer, President,
General Manager of Supervisory Office for
MONOZUKURI
Kazuhiro Mori Representative Executive Officer, Executive
Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge
of Social Infrastructure Business (Power
Systems Business and Industrial Systems
Business), Quality Assurance and Production
Technology, General Manager of Supervisory
Office for Power Systems, Supervisory Office
for Transportation Systems and Corporate
Quality Assurance Division
Kunihiko Ohnuma Representative Executive Officer, Executive
Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge
of Industrial Infrastructure Business
(Automotive Systems Business), Life
Infrastructure Business (Urban Planning and
Development Business, Consumer Business) and
Procurement, President & Chief Executive
Officer of Consumer Business Group
Junzo Kawakami Representative Executive Officer, Executive
Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge
of Infrastructure Technology/Product Business,
Research & Development and Business Incubation,
Hitachi Group Chief Technology Officer and
General Manager of Medical Systems Business
Division
Manabu Shinomoto Representative Executive Officer, Executive
Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge
of Information Infrastructure Business
(Information Business) and Information Systems,
President & Chief Executive Officer of
Information & Telecommunication Systems Group,
Hitachi Group Chief Innovation Officer and
Hitachi Group Chief Information Security
Officer
Masahiro Hayashi Representative Executive Officer, Executive
Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge
of Sales and Global Group Management, General
Manager of Corporate Marketing Group, Customer
Satisfaction Promotion Center and Corporate
Export Regulation Division
Naoya Takahashi Senior Vice President and Executive Officer,
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology
Officer of Information & Telecommunication
Systems Group and Chief Executive Officer of
Platform Business, Information &
Telecommunication Systems Group
Minoru Tsukada Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in
charge of Corporate Planning & Development
Koichiro Nishikawa Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in
charge of Business Development
Toyoaki Nakamura Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice
President and Executive Officer, in charge of
Finance, Pension, Group Management and Business
Development, Chief Hitachi Group Headquarters
Shozo Saito Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in
charge of Quality Assurance, Production
Technology and Power Technology
Tadahiko Ishigaki Senior Vice President and Executive Officer,
Chief Executive for the Americas
Stephen Gomersall Senior Vice President and Executive Officer,
Chief Executive for Europe
Akira Maru Vice President and Executive Officer, President
& Chief Executive Officer of Power Systems
Group and General Manager of Power & Industrial
Systems Business Administration Division
Koji Tanaka Vice President and Executive Officer, General
Manager of Hitachi Works, Executive Vice
President of Power Systems Group and General
Manager of Nuclear Systems Division
(a) Hitoshi Isa Vice President and Executive Officer, Vice
President of Power Systems Group
Gaku Suzuki Vice President and Executive Officer, President
& Chief Executive Officer of Industrial Systems
Group, Deputy General Manager of Power &
Industrial Systems Business Administration
Division and Supervisory Office for
Transportation Systems
Hideaki Takahashi Vice President and Executive Officer, President
& Chief Executive Officer of Urban Planning and
Development Systems Group and General Manager
of Motor Power Systems Division
Junzo Nakajima Vice President and Executive Officer, Executive
Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer of
Information & Telecommunication Systems Group
and Chief Executive Officer of System Solutions
Business, Information & Telecommunication
Systems Group
Mitsuo Yamaguchi Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief
Executive Officer of Service & Global Business,
Information & Telecommunication Systems Group
Kazuhiro Tachibana Vice President and Executive Officer, Executive
Vice President of Consumer Business Group
Yasuhiko Honda Vice President and Executive Officer, President
& Chief Executive Officer of Automotive Systems
Group
Eiji Takeda Vice President and Executive Officer, General
Manager of Research & Development Group and
Semiconductor Business Division
Takao Koyama Vice President and Executive Officer, General
Manager of Kansai Area Operation
Kenji Ohno Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge
of Human Capital, General Manager of Head
Office Business Support Division
Toshiaki Kuzuoka Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge
of Legal & Corporate Communications, Corporate
Brand Management and Management Audit, General
Manager of Legal Division, Compliance Division
and Centennial Project Division
Masao Hisada Vice President and Executive Officer, General
Manager of Corporate Procurement Division,
Deputy General Manager of Corporate Marketing
Group, General Manager of Global Business
Division
Koushi Nagano Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief
Executive and Chief Innovation Officer for
China
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Hitachi, Ltd.
Masayuki Takeuchi, +81-3-5208-9324 (Japan)
masayuki.takeuchi.cc@hitachi.com
or
Hitachi America, Ltd.
Dash Hisanaga, +1-914-333-2987 (U.S.)
tadashi.hisanaga@hal.hitachi.com
or
Hitachi Europe Ltd.
Masanao Sato, +44-1628-585379 (Europe)
masanao.sato@hitachi-eu.com
or
Hitachi (China) Ltd.
Nobuya Abematsu, +86-10-6539-9139 (China)
nabematsu@hitachi.cn
or
Hitachi Asia Ltd.
Keisuke Sugano, +65-6231-2225 (Singapore)
ksugano@has.hitachi.com.sg
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