News Releases

4/27/2010

Hitachi Announces New Directors

Tokyo, April 27, 2010 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501) today announced new directors in accordance with a decision taken at a meeting of Nominating Committee convened today, and is subject to approval at Hitachi’s Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2010.

1. Director Candidates <Proposed at Hitachi’s Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2010> [* New]

<Director>
Tadamichi Sakiyama, currently Board Director (Chair)
-- Tadamichi Sakiyama will be appointed as a Board Director (Chair).

<Outside Director>
Yoshie Ota, currently Outside Director
Mitsuo Ohashi, currently Outside Director, Advisor, Showa Denko K.K.
Akihiko Nomiyama, currently Outside Director, Special Advisor, NIPPON MINING HOLDINGS, INC.
Kenji Miyahara, currently Outside Director, Special Advisor, Sumitomo Corporation
Tohru Motobayashi, currently Outside Director, Lawyer, Partner, Ihara & Motobayashi

<Director>
*Isao Ono, currently Chairman of the Board, Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd.
Takashi Kawamura, currently Director, Representative Executive Officer and Chairman
*Masaharu Sumikawa, currently Chairman of the Board and Representative Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
*Hiroaki Nakanishi, currently Representative Executive Officer and President
Michiharu Nakamura, currently Director
Takashi Miyoshi, currently Director, Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer

2. Resigning Directors

Takeo Ueno, currently Director, Advisor, Hitachi Via Mechanics, Ltd.
Shungo Dazai, currently Director, Chairman of the Board, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
Michihiro Honda, currently Director, Director of Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

3. Biography of New Director Candidates

Isao Ono


1. Date of Birth		May 23, 1944
2. Education
	March, 1968	Graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical & Electric Engineering
3. Business Experience
	April, 2010	Chairman of the Board, Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd.
	June, 2006	Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Board Director of Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd.
	April, 2005	Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Sales and Information & Telecommunication Systems Business, General Manager of Information Security Division, Board Director of Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd.
	April, 2004	Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Sales, Information & Telecommunication Systems Business and Digital Media, Board Director of Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd.
	June, 2003	Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Information Business Group, Board Director of Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd.
	June, 2002	Senior Vice President and Director, General Manager of Information Business Group, President & Chief Executive Officer of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Board Director of Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd.
	April, 2002	Senior Corporate Officer, General Manager of Information Business Group, President & Chief Executive Officer of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group
	February, 2002	Senior Corporate Officer, General Manager of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, President & Chief Executive Officer of Solution Systems Group
	June, 2001	Senior Corporate Officer, President & Chief Executive Officer of Solution Systems Group
	April, 2001	President & Chief Executive Officer of Solution Systems Group
	January, 2000	President & Chief Executive Officer of Finance & Distribution Systems Group
	April, 1968	Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

Masaharu Sumikawa


1. Date of Birth		July 2, 1943
2. Education
	March, 1972	Ph.D. in Precision Machinery Engineering, Tokyo University
3. Business Experience
	April, 2010	Chairman of the Board and Representative Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
	April, 2006	Representative Executive Officer and President, Director, Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
	April, 2005	Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Power Systems and Industrial Systems, Automotive Systems and Production Technology, Director of Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
	October, 2004	Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Power Systems and Industrial Systems and Production Technology, Director of Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
	February, 2004	Executive Officer, in charge of Power Systems and Industrial Systems and Production Technology, Director of Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
	June, 2003	Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Power Systems and Industrial Systems and Production Technology, Director of Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
	June, 2002	Senior Vice President and Director, President of Power & Industrial Systems Group, Chief Executive Officer of Power Systems Operation, Director of Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
	February, 2002	Senior Corporate Officer, President of Power & Industrial Systems Group, Chief Executive Officer of Power Systems Operation
	June, 2001	Senior Corporate Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Industrial Systems, Power & Industrial Systems Group
	April, 2001	Chief Executive Officer, Industrial Systems, Power & Industrial Systems Group
	April, 1999	General Manager, Thermal & Hydroelectric Systems Division, Power & Industrial Systems Group
	June, 1995	Deputy General Manager, Hitachi Works
	April, 1972	Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

Hiroaki Nakanishi


1. Date of Birth		March 14, 1946
2. Education
	June, 1979	Master of Science in Computer Engineering Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
	March, 1970	Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
3. Business Experience
	April, 2010	Representative Executive Officer and President, in charge of Power Systems Business, Industrial and Social Infrastructure Systems Business and Automotive Systems Business, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Overseas Plant Construction Business
	December, 2009	Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Power Systems Business, Industrial Systems Business, Automotive Systems Business and Production Technology, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Overseas Plant Construction Business, Supervisory Office for MONOZUKURI and Corporate Quality Assurance Division, Chairman of the Board of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc.
	April, 2009	Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Power Systems Business, Industrial Systems Business, Automotive Systems Business and Production Technology, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Overseas Plant Construction Business, Supervisory Office for MONOZUKURI, Supervisory Office for Transportation Systems and Corporate Quality Assurance Division, Chairman of the Board of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc.
	January, 2007	Chairman & CEO of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc.
	April, 2006	Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive for North America and Chairman & CEO of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc.
	June, 2005	Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive for North America and Chairman & CEO of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc.
	April, 2004	Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Hitachi Group - Global Business and Chief Executive for North America and Europe
	June, 2003	Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Global Business and Chief Executive for Europe
	April, 2003	General Manager of Global Business and Chief Executive for Europe
	April, 2002	Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager of International Operations Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group
	July, 2001	General Manager of International Operations Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group
	August, 2000	Deputy General Manager of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd.
	June, 1998	Managing Director of Hitachi Europe Ltd.
	February, 1993	Deputy General Manager, Omika Works
	February, 1990	Senior Manager of Computer Control Design Department, Omika Works
	April, 1970	Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

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.

Contacts

Japan
Masanao Sato
Hitachi, Ltd.
+81-3-5208-9324
masanao.sato.sz@hitachi.com

U.S.
Mickey Takeuchi
Hitachi America, Ltd.
+1-914-333-2987
masayuki.takeuchi@hal.hitachi.com