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2/03/2012

Hitachi Announces Executive Changes

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

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

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.