Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT)(TOKYO: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 September 1, 2008.
1. New Executive Officers [Effective September 1, 2008]
Taiji Hasegawa
New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Automotive Systems Business and Procurement
Current Position: Chairman, Hitachi Automotive Products (USA), Inc.
2. Change of Position [Effective September 1, 2008]
Kunihiko Ohnuma
New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Industrial Infrastructure Business (Automotive Systems Business), Life Infrastructure Business (Urban Planning and Development Business, Consumer Business), President & Chief Executive Officer of Consumer Business Group
Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Industrial Infrastructure Business (Automotive Systems Business), Life Infrastructure Business (Urban Planning and Development Business, Consumer Business) and Procurement, President & Chief Executive Officer of Consumer Business Group
Masao Hisada
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group, General Manager of Global Business Division
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Procurement Division, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group, General Manager of Global Business
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT)(TOKYO:6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 390,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2007 (ended March 31, 2008) consolidated revenues totaled 11,226 billion yen ($112.3 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:
Masayuki Takeuchi, +81-3-5208-9324 (Japan)
masayuki.takeuchi.cc@hitachi.com
or
Hitachi
America, Ltd.
Dash Hisanaga, +1-914-333-2987 (U.S.)
tadashi.hisanaga@hal.hitachi.com
or
Hitachi
Europe Ltd.
Masanao Sato, +44-1628-585379 (Europe)
masanao.sato@hitachi-eu.com
or
Hitachi
(China) Ltd.
Nobuya Abematsu, +86-10-6539-9139 (China)
nabematsu@hitachi.cn
or
Hitachi
Asia Ltd.
Keisuke Sugano, +65-6231-2225 (Singapore)
ksugano@has.hitachi.com.sg
