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02/04/2010

Hitachi Announces Executive Changes

Tokyo, February 4, 2010 --- 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 held today. The appointments take effect on April 1, 2010.

(1) Reappointment

Yoshito Tsunoda
New Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Battery Systems Business, General Manager of Motor Power Systems Division
Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
Current Position: Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.

(2) New Executive Officers

Nobuo Mochida
New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Planning, High Functional Materials & Components and Production Engineering, General Manager of Corporate Quality Assurance Division and Supervisory Office for MONOZUKURI, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Business Infrastructure, Chairman of the Board of Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer and Director of Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

Yutaka Saito
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Control Systems Company
Current Position: President & CEO of Information & Control Systems Company

Yoshihiko Mogami
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of System Solutions Business, Information & Telecommunication Group, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company
Current Position: Chief Operating Officer of System Solutions Business, Information & Telecommunication Group, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company

Masahide Tanigaki
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Export Regulation, General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group and International Marketing Division
Current Position: Deputy General Manager of Power Systems Sales Management Division, Power Systems Company, Deputy General Manager of International Marketing Division, Corporate Marketing Group

Ryuichi Kitayama
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group, General Manager of Domestic Marketing Division and Customer Satisfaction Promotion Center
Current Position: Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager of Sales Management & Accounting Division, Information & Telecommunication Group, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Deputy General Manager of Domestic Marketing Division, Corporate Marketing Group

(3) Changes of Position

Kazuhiro Mori
New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Automotive Systems Business, Motor Power Systems, Battery Systems Business, Sales Operations, Hitachi Group Global Business, Procurement, Medical Systems Business and Business Incubation, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Sales and Promotion and Corporate Export Regulation Division
Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Sales Operations, Hitachi Group Global Business and Business Incubation, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Sales and Promotion and Corporate Export Regulation Division

Takashi Hatchoji
New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Urban Planning and Development Systems Business, Defense Systems Business, Corporate Planning, Environmental Strategies, Human Capital, Legal & Corporate Communications, Corporate Brand and Corporate Auditing, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Business Infrastructure, Hitachi Group Chief Environmental Strategy Officer, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Product Environmental Information
Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Planning, Environmental Strategies, Human Capital, Legal & Corporate Communications, Corporate Brand and Corporate Auditing, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Business Infrastructure, Hitachi Group Chief Environmental Strategy Officer, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Product Environmental Information

Takashi Miyoshi
New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Management Reform, Finance, Corporate Pension System, Business Development and Consumer Business, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Management Reforms and Chief Hitachi Group Headquarters
Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Management Reform, Finance, Corporate Pension System, Hitachi Group Management, Business Development and Consumer Business, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Management Reforms and Chief Hitachi Group Headquarters

Naoya Takahashi
New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Information & Telecommunication Business, Information & Control Systems Business, Research & Development and Information Technology, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Business Coordination, Hitachi Group Chief Technology Officer, Hitachi Group Chief Innovation Officer and Hitachi Group Chief Information Security Officer
Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Information & Telecommunication Business, Research & Development and Information Technology, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Business Coordination, Hitachi Group Chief Technology Officer, Hitachi Group Chief Innovation Officer and Hitachi Group Chief Information Security Officer

Toyoaki Nakamura
New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Finance and Corporate Pension System
Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Finance, Corporate Pension System and Hitachi Group Management

Kaichiro Sakuma
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Platform Systems Business, Information & Telecommunication Group, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of System Solutions Business, Information & Telecommunication Group, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company

Shigeru Azuhata
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Research & Development Group and Medical Systems Business Division, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Business Coordination
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Research & Development Group, Environmental Strategy Office and Medical Systems Business Division, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Business Coordination

Masahiro Kitano
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Quality Assurance and Production Engineering, General Manager of Environmental Strategy Office, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Product Environmental Information
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Platform Systems Business, Information & Telecommunication Group, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company

Koichiro Nishikawa, currently Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Business Development
-- Scheduled to be appointed Senior Executive Managing Officer of Hitachi Cable, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2010

Taiji Hasegawa, currently Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Procurement, General Manager of Battery Systems Division and Motor Power Systems Division
-- Scheduled to be appointed Executive Vice President of Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., effective on April 1, 2010

Shozo Saito, currently Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Environmental Strategies, Quality Assurance, Production Engineering and Power Systems Engineering, General Manager of Investment Planning Office, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Product Environmental Information
-- Scheduled to be appointed Chairman of the Board of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2010

Koushi Nagano, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group, Domestic Marketing Division and Customer Satisfaction Promotion Center, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Sales and Promotion
-- Scheduled to be appointed Senior Adviser of Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd., effective on April 1, 2010, and also scheduled to be appointed President and Director of Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. , effective on June 17, 2010

Masao Hisada, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Export Regulation, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group, General Manager of International Marketing Division and International Strategy Division
-- Scheduled to be appointed Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer of Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, effective on April 1, 2010

About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 400,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2008 (ended March 31, 2009) consolidated revenues totaled 10,000 billion yen ($102.0 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, logistics and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.

1. Executive Officers [Effective April 1, 2010]
[(a) Reappointment / (b) New]

	Takashi Kawamura	Representative Executive Officer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Management Reforms
	Hiroaki Nakanishi	Representative Executive Officer and President, in charge of Power Systems Business and Industrial & Social Infrastructure Systems Business, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Overseas Plant Construction Business, Chairman of the Board of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc.
	Kazuhiro Mori	Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Automotive Systems Business, Motor Power Systems, Battery Systems Business, Sales Operations, Hitachi Group Global Business, Procurement, Medical Systems Business and Business Incubation, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Sales and Promotion and Corporate Export Regulation Division
	Takashi Hatchoji	Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Urban Planning and Development Systems Business, Defense Systems Business, Corporate Planning, Environmental Strategies, Human Capital, Legal & Corporate Communications, Corporate Brand and Corporate Auditing, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Business Infrastructure, Hitachi Group Chief Environmental Strategy Officer, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Product Environmental Information
	Takashi Miyoshi	Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Management Reform, Finance, Corporate Pension System, Business Development and Consumer Business, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Management Reforms and Chief Hitachi Group Headquarters
	Naoya Takahashi	Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Information & Telecommunication Business, Information & Control Systems Business, Research & Development and Information Technology, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Business Coordination, Hitachi Group Chief Technology Officer, Hitachi Group Chief Innovation Officer and Hitachi Group Chief Information Security Officer
(b)	Nobuo Mochida	Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Planning, High Functional Materials & Components and Production Engineering, General Manager of Corporate Quality Assurance Division and Supervisory Office for MONOZUKURI, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Business Infrastructure, Chairman of the Board of Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
	Junzo Nakajima	Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Group CEO of Information & Telecommunication Group
(a)	Yoshito Tsunoda	Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Battery Systems Business, General Manager of Motor Power Systems Division Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
	Toyoaki Nakamura	Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Finance and Corporate Pension System
	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
	Koji Tanaka	Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Power Systems Company, General Manager of Renewable Energy & Smart Grid Division
	Akira Maru	Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Nuclear Systems, General Manager of Nuclear System Division, Power Systems Company
	Hitoshi Isa	Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Thermal Power Systems, Power Systems Company
	Gaku Suzuki	Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Industrial & Social Infrastructure Systems Company, General Manager of Intercity Express Programme Division
	Hideaki Takahashi	Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Urban Planning and Development Systems Company
(b)	Yutaka Saito	Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Control Systems Company
	Shinjiro Iwata	Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Service Business (Global), Information & Telecommunication Group, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company
(b)	Yoshihiko Mogami	Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of System Solutions Business, Information & Telecommunication Group, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company
	Kaichiro Sakuma	Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Platform Systems Business, Information & Telecommunication Group, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company
(b)	Masahide Tanigaki	Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Export Regulation, General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group and International Marketing Division
(b)	Ryuichi Kitayama	Vice President and Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group, General Manager of Domestic Marketing Division and Customer Satisfaction Promotion Center
	Takao Koyama	Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Kansai Area Operation, Deputy General Manager of Domestic Marketing Division, Corporate Marketing Group
	Shigeru Azuhata	Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Research & Development Group and Medical Systems Business Division, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Business Coordination
	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 and Corporate Auditing, General Manager of Legal Division, Compliance Division and Centennial Project Division
	Makoto Ebata	Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Procurement
	Masahiro Kitano	Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Quality Assurance and Production Engineering, General Manager of Environmental Strategy Office, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Product Environmental Information
	Nobuyuki Ohno	Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive and Chief Innovation Officer for China
	Osamu Ohno	Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Information Technology Division, Chief Innovation Officer of Power Systems Company

2. Biography of Reappointment and New Executive Officers

Nobuo Mochida


1. Date of Birth		April 1, 1947
2. Education
	March, 1970	Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
3. Business Experience
	June, 2006	Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
	June, 2005	Vice President and Executive Officer of Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Director, Vice President and Executive Officer of NEOMAX Co., Ltd.
	June, 2004	Director, Vice President and Executive Officer of NEOMAX Co., Ltd.
	April, 2004	Vice President and Director of NEOMAX Co., Ltd.
	October, 2002	Managing Officer, President of Magnetic Materials Company, Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
	October, 2001	President of Magnetic Materials Company; Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
	April, 1999	General Manager of Kumagaya Magnetic Works, Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
	April, 1970	Joined Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

Yoshito Tsunoda


1. Date of Birth		September 20, 1944
2. Education
	March, 1971	Graduated from the University of Tokyo Graduated School of Science(master’s degree)
3. Business Experience
	April, 2006	Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
	June, 2005	Director, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer of Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
	April, 2005	Senior Vice President and Executive Officer of Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
	June, 2003	Vice President and Executive Officer, President & Chief Executive Officer of Urban Planning and Development Systems Group
	April, 2003	President & Chief Executive Officer of Urban Planning and Development Systems Group
	January, 2003	Group Executive of Ubiquitous Platform Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd.
	June, 1999	Senior Executive Vice President of Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display Limited
	June, 1998	General Manager of Business Development Office
	August, 1993	Deputy General Manager of Central Research Laboratory, General Manager of Planning Office, Central Research Laboratory
	April, 1971	Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

Yutaka Saito


1. Date of Birth		December 11, 1954
2. Education
	March, 1979	Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
3. Business Experience
	October, 2009	President & CEO of Information & Control Systems Company
	April, 2009	Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Technology Officer and General Manager of Strategy Planning & Development Office, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group
	April, 2006	General Manager of Information & Control Systems Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group
	April, 2005	General Manager of Public & Municipal Systems Division, Industrial Systems Group
	April, 1979	Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

Yoshihiko Mogami


1. Date of Birth		August 1, 1953
2. Education
	March, 1976	Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
3. Business Experience
	October, 2009	Chief Operating Officer of System Solutions Business, Information & Telecommunication Group, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company
	April, 2009	Chief Operating Officer of System Solutions Business, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group
	April, 2007	General Manager of Industrial Manufacturing & Services Systems Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group
	April, 2003	General Manager of Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group
	April, 1976	Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

Masahide Tanigaki


1. Date of Birth		January 11, 1951
2. Education
	March, 1975	Graduated from Faculty of Economics, Keio University
3. Business Experience
	October, 2009	Deputy General Manager of Power Systems Sales Management Division, Power Systems Company, Deputy General Manager of International Marketing Division, Corporate Marketing Group
	April, 2009	Deputy General Manager of Power Systems Sales Management Division, Power Systems Group, Deputy General Manager of International Marketing Division, Corporate Marketing Group
	October, 2008	Deputy General Manager of Power Systems Sales Management Division, Power Systems Group
	February, 2006	President, Hitachi America, Ltd.
	April, 2002	Vice President, Hitachi America, Ltd.
	April, 1975	Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

Ryuichi Kitayama


1. Date of Birth		February 4, 1952
2. Education
	March, 1976	Graduated from Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University
3. Business Experience
	October, 2009	Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager of Sales Management & Accounting Division, Information & Telecommunication Group, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Deputy General Manager of Domestic Marketing Division, Corporate Marketing Group
	April, 2009	Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager of Sales Management & Accounting Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group
	April, 2006	General Manager of Financial Information Systems Sales Management Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd.
	April, 2004	President and Director of Hitachi Hi-System21 Co., Ltd.
	April, 2003	General Manager of Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Sales Management Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group
	April, 1976	Joined Hitachi, Ltd.