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.