01/31/2018
Hitachi Automotive Systems Announces Change of President
Tokyo, January 31, 2018 --- Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. today announced that the change of President was determined as stated below.
President & CEO, Representative Director
Dr. Brice Koch, currently Executive Advisor to CEO,
Hitachi, Ltd.
Biography of Dr. Brice Koch
| (1)Date of Birth | May 24, 1964 | |
| (2)Nationality | Swiss | |
| (3)Birth Place | Mulhouse, France | |
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| August, 1993 | PhD in Material Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland |
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| (5)Business Experience | ||
| May, 2017 | Executive Advisor to CEO, Hitachi, Ltd. | |
| January, 2014 | Chief Executive Officer, OC Oerlikon Group, Switzerland | |
| February, 2012 | Executive Vice President, Head of Power Systems Division, Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd. |
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| January, 2010 | Executive Vice President, Head of Marketing and Customer Solutions, Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd. |
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| January, 2007 | ABB North Asia President, Chairman and President of ABB (China) Ltd. |
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| January, 2002 | Business Area Manager for Transformers & Components Group, ABB Senior Vice President and member of the Power Technologies Global Division Management Team |
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| January, 1999 | ABB Business Unit Manager for Railway Systems | |
| February, 1994 | Joined ABB Group, Switzerland (- January, 1999 various management positions in ABB) |
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| February, 1990 | Assistant Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland |
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