3 February 2012
Tokyo, February 3, 2012 - Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT/TSE:6501) today announced the following executive changes in accordance with a resolution passed by a meeting of the Board of Directors. The appointments take effect on April 1, 2012.
1. Executive Changes [Effective April 1, 2012]
(1) Promotion
Shigeru Azuhata
New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Group Chief Technology Officer, Hitachi Group Chief Environmental Strategy Officer and General Manager of Research & Development Group, Supervisory Office for Business Coordination and Corporate Healthcare Group and Deputy General Manager of Water Environment Solutions Division
Current Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Environmental Strategies, Hitachi Group Chief Technology Officer, Hitachi Group Chief Environmental Strategy Officer, General Manager of Research & Development Group, Supervisory Office for Business Coordination and Corporate Healthcare Group, Deputy General Manager of Water Environment Solutions Division
Toyoaki Nakamura
New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Management Strategy and Corporate Pension System, General Manager of Finance & Accounting Group
Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Pension System, General Manager of Finance and Accounting Group
Yutaka Saito
New Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Medical Systems Business, President & CEO of Infrastructure Systems Group and Infrastructure Systems Company and Deputy General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Control Systems Company and Deputy General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division
Masahide Tanigaki
New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Hitachi Group Global Business, General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group, International Marketing Division and Corporate Export Regulation Division
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Export Regulation, General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group and International Marketing Division
(2) New Executive Officers
Shinichiro Omori
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Procurement Division
Current Position: General Manager of Corporate Procurement Division
Kaoru Kawano
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Kansai Area Operation
Current Position: General Manager of Kansai Area Operation
Keiji Kojima
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Hitachi Research Laboratory, Research & Development Group
Current Position: General Manager of Hitachi Research Laboratory, Research & Development Group
Hiroshi Nakayama
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Rail Systems Company, Infrastructure Systems Group
Current Position: President & CEO of Rail Systems Company
Masaya Watanabe
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Strategy Officer of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group
Current Position: Chief Strategy Officer of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company
Yutaka Saito
New Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Medical Systems Business, President & CEO of Infrastructure Systems Group and Infrastructure Systems Company and Deputy General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Control Systems Company and Deputy General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division
Masahide Tanigaki
New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Hitachi Group Global Business, General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group, International Marketing Division and Corporate Export Regulation Division
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Export Regulation, General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group and International Marketing Division
(2) New Executive Officers
Shinichiro Omori
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Procurement Division
Current Position: General Manager of Corporate Procurement Division
Kaoru Kawano
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Kansai Area Operation
Current Position: General Manager of Kansai Area Operation
Keiji Kojima
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Hitachi Research Laboratory, Research & Development Group
Current Position: General Manager of Hitachi Research Laboratory, Research & Development Group
Hiroshi Nakayama
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Rail Systems Company, Infrastructure Systems Group
Current Position: President & CEO of Rail Systems Company
Masaya Watanabe
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Strategy Officer of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group
Current Position: Chief Strategy Officer of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company
(3) Changes of Position
Koji Tanaka
New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Power Systems Business and Infrastructure Systems Business
Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Power Systems Business, Industrial & Social Systems Business, Transportation Systems Business, Urban Planning and Development Systems Business and Defense Systems Business
Junzo Nakajima
New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Information & Telecommunication Systems Business and Information Technology, Hitachi Group Chief Innovation Officer, Hitachi Group Chief Information Security Officer and General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division
Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Information & Telecommunication Business, Information & Control Systems Business and Information Technology, Hitachi Group Chief Innovation Officer, Hitachi Group Chief Information Security Officer and General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division
Kazuhiro Mori
New Position: Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer for Asia Pacific
Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Sales Operations, Hitachi Group Global Business, Medical Systems Business and Business Incubation and General Manager of Corporate Export Regulation Division
Shinjiro Iwata
New Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group and Information & Telecommunication Systems Company
Current Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company
Makoto Ebata
New Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Consumer Business Division and Hitachi Group Chief Transformation Officer
Current Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Procurement, General Manager of Consumer Business Division and Hitachi Group Chief Transformation Officer
Tatsuro Ishizuka
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Business Incubation, President & CEO of Power Systems Group and Power Systems Company and Deputy General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Power Systems Company and Deputy General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division
Yoshifumi Kanda
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group, General Manager of Domestic Marketing Division, Customer Satisfaction Promotion Center and Power Systems Sales Management Division, Power Systems Company, Power Systems Group
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Power Systems Sales Management Division, Power Systems Company
Ryuichi Kitayama
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive for China
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group, General Manager of Domestic Marketing Division and Customer Satisfaction Promotion Center
Kazuhiro Kurihara
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Medical Systems Business, General Manager of Social Innovation Business Project Division
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Chubu Area Operation
Toshiaki Higashihara
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, Vice President and Executive Officer of Infrastructure Systems Group and President and Representative Director of Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Industrial & Social Systems Business, President and Representative Director of Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
2. Resignation [Effective March 31, 2012]
Takashi Miyoshi, currently Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Management Strategy, Finance and Corporate Pension System
-- Scheduled to continue Director of Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitoshi Isa, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Thermal Power Systems, Power Systems Company
-- Scheduled to be appointed Senior Officer for Thermal Power Plant Business of Hitachi, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2012
Osamu Ohno, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Information Technology Group and Chief Innovation Officer of Power Systems Company
-- Scheduled to be appointed Board Director, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Systems, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2012
Nobuyuki Ohno, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive and Chief Innovation Officer for China
-- Scheduled to be appointed Board Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Systems, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2012
Masahiro Kitano, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Quality Assurance and Production Engineering, General Manager of Environmental Strategy Office, MONOZUKURI Group and MONOZUKURI Strategy Division and Deputy General Manager of Hitachi Group Headquarters for Post-earthquake Reconstruction and Redevelopment
-- Scheduled to be appointed President and CEO of Hitachi Medical Corporation, effective on April 1, 2012
Note: Executives are listed by position and in Japanese alphabetical order within each grouping.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2010 (ended March 31, 2011) consolidated revenues totaled 9,315 billion yen ($112.2 billion). Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, environmental, industrial and transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.
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1. Executive Officers [Effective April 1, 2012]
[(a) Promotion / (b) New]
Hiroaki Nakanishi | Representative Executive Officer and President General Manager of Hitachi Group Headquarters for Post-earthquake Reconstruction and Redevelopment | |
(a) | Shigeru Azuhata | Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Group Chief Technology Officer, Hitachi Group Chief Environmental Strategy Officer and General Manager of Research & Development Group, Supervisory Office for Business Coordination and Corporate Healthcare Group and Deputy General Manager of Water Environment Solutions Division |
Koji Tanaka | Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Power Systems Business and Infrastructure Systems Business | |
Junzo Nakajima | Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Information & Telecommunication Systems Business and Information Technology, Hitachi Group Chief Innovation Officer, Hitachi Group Chief Information Security Officer and General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division | |
(a) | Toyoaki Nakamura | Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Management Strategy and Corporate Pension System, General Manager of Finance & Accounting Group |
Nobuo Mochida | Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of High Functional Materials & Components, Production Engineering, Battery Systems Business and Automotive Systems Business, General Manager of Corporate Quality Assurance Division and Chairman of the Board of Hitachi Metals, Ltd. | |
Kazuhiro Mori | Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer for Asia Pacific | |
Shinjiro Iwata | Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group and Information & Telecommunication Systems Company | |
Makoto Ebata | Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Consumer Business Division and Hitachi Group Chief Transformation Officer | |
Toshiaki Kuzuoka | Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Human Capital, Government & External Relations and Corporate Auditing, General Manager of Legal and Communications Group, Legal Division, Compliance Division and CSR Division | |
(a) | Yutaka Saito | Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Medical Systems Business, President & CEO of Infrastructure Systems Group and Infrastructure Systems Company and Deputy General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division |
(a) | Masahide Tanigaki | Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Hitachi Group Global Business, General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group, International Marketing Division and Corporate Export Regulation Division |
Toshio Ikemura | Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Urban Planning and Development Systems Company, Infrastructure Systems Group | |
Tatsuro Ishizuka | Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Business Incubation, President & CEO of Power Systems Group and Power Systems Company and Deputy General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division | |
(b) | Shinichiro Omori | Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Procurement Division |
(b) | Kaoru Kawano | Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Kansai Area Operation |
Yoshifumi Kanda | Vice President and Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group, General Manager of Domestic Marketing Division, Customer Satisfaction Promotion Center and Power Systems Sales Management Division, Power Systems Company, Power Systems Group | |
Ryuichi Kitayama | Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive for China | |
Kazuhiro Kurihara | Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Medical Systems Business, General Manager of Social Innovation Business Project Division | |
(b) | Keiji Kojima | Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Hitachi Research Laboratory, Research & Development Group |
Kaichiro Sakuma | Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Platform Systems Business, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group | |
Yasuo Tanabe | Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Government & External Relations Division | |
(b) | Hiroshi Nakayama | Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Rail Systems Company, Infrastructure Systems Group |
Toshikazu Nishino | Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Strategy Planning Division and Strategy Planning Office | |
Masaharu Hanyu | Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Nuclear Systems and General Manager of Nuclear Systems Division, Power Systems Company, Power Systems Group | |
Toshiaki Higashihara | Vice President and Executive Officer, Vice President and Executive Officer of Infrastructure Systems Group and President and Representative Director of Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd. | |
Naoki Mitarai | Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Capital Group and Corporate Administration Division | |
Yoshihiko Mogami | Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of System Solutions Business, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group | |
(b) | Masaya Watanabe | Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Strategy Officer of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group |
Note: Executives are listed by position and in Japanese alphabetical order within each grouping.
2. Biography of New Executive Officers
Shinichiro Omori
1. Date of Birth | February 6, 1956 |
2. Education | |
March, 1978 | Graduated from the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University |
3. Business Experience | |
September, 2008 | General Manager of Corporate Procurement Division |
July, 2007 | Deputy General Manager of Corporate Procurement Division |
September, 2005 | Worldwide Procurement Senior Director, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Ltd. |
January, 2003 | Senior Director, Procurement, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc. |
October, 2000 | Senior Manager of Procurement Department, Internet Platform Division, Information Computer Group |
April, 1978 | Joined Hitachi, Ltd. |
Kaoru Kawano
1. Date of Birth | June 25, 1952 |
2. Education | |
March, 1977 | Graduated from the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University |
3. Business Experience | |
April, 2011 | General Manager of Kansai Area Operation |
April, 2008 | General Manager of Hitachi (China), Ltd. |
April, 2006 | Deputy General Manager of Hitachi (China), Ltd. |
April, 2004 | Deputy General Manager of Kansai Area Operation |
July, 2001 | Senior Manager of Chemical Plant Sales Department 1, Plant Sales Division, Industrial Systems Sales Division, Power & Industrial Systems Group |
April, 1977 | Joined Hitachi, Ltd. |
Keiji Kojima
1. Date of Birth | October 9, 1956 |
2. Education | |
March, 1982 | Graduated from the Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University |
3. Business Experience | |
April, 2011 | General Manager of Hitachi Research Laboratory |
April, 2008 | General Manager of Central Research Laboratory |
October, 2007 | Senior Manager of Information Systems Research Center, General Manager of Embedded System Platform Research Laboratory |
April, 2006 | General Manager of Embedded System Platform Research Laboratory, Central Research Laboratory |
April, 2004 | Deputy General Manager of Internet Platform Division, Ubiquitous Platform Systems |
April, 2003 | Senior Manager of Information Service Research Center, Systems Development Laboratory |
February, 2002 | Senior Manager of Planning Department, Systems Development Laboratory |
April, 2000 | Senior Manager of Department 3, Systems Development Laboratory |
April, 1982 | Joined Hitachi, Ltd. |
Hiroshi Nakayama
1. Date of Birth | December 15, 1953 |
2. Education | |
March, 1977 | Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University |
3. Business Experience | |
April, 2011 | President & CEO of Rail Systems Company |
October, 2009 | General Manager of Kasado Works, Industrial & Social Infrastructure Systems Company |
April, 2008 | General Manager of Kasado Works, Industrial Systems |
April, 2004 | Deputy General Manager of Hitachi Works, Power Systems |
September, 2003 | Deputy General Manager of Hitachi Works, Power & Industrial Systems Group |
April, 1999 | Senior Manager of Turbine Manufacturing Department, Hitachi Manufacturing Division, Thermal & Hydro Division, Power & Industrial Systems Group |
April, 1977 | Joined Hitachi, Ltd. |
Masaya Watanabe
1. Date of Birth | January 31, 1958 |
2. Education | |
March, 1982 | Graduated from Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
3. Business Experience | |
April, 2011 | Chief Strategy Officer of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company |
April, 2009 | Chief Strategist, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc. |
April, 2007 | General Manager of Enterprise Server Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems |
April, 2004 | Deputy General Manager of Enterprise Server Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems |
April, 2003 | General Manager of Division 1, Financial Solutions Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems |
,February, 2001 | General Manager of Financial Solutions Systems Division, Financial Information Systems Division, Financial & Distribution Systems Group |
June, 2000 | General Manager of Mainframe Division, Computer Division, Enterprise Server Division, Information Computer Group |
February, 2000 | Senior Manager, Management Planning Office, Enterprise Server Division, Information Computer Group |
April, 1999 | Senior Manager of Development Department 1, Enterprise Server Division, Information & Telecommunication Group |
February, 1999 | Senior Manager of Development Department 3, Development Division, General Purpose Computer Division |
April, 1982 | Joined Hitachi, Ltd. |
Contacts
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US
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Hitachi America, Ltd.
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masayuki.takeuchi@hal.hitachi.com
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