Hitachi Announces Executive Changes
Tokyo, February 3, 2011 --- 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, 2011.
(1) Promotion
Koji Tanaka
New 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
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Power Systems Company, Deputy General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division, General Manager of Renewable Energy & Smart Grid Division, Power Systems Company
Junzo Nakajima
New 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
Current Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company
Shigeru Azuhata
New 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 Medical Systems Business Division, Deputy General Manager of Water Environment Solutions Division
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Environmental Strategies, General Manager of Research & Development Group and Medical Systems Business Division, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Business Coordination and Water Environment Solutions Division
Shinjiro Iwata
New Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Service & Global Business, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company
Makoto Ebata
New Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Procurement and Consumer Business
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Procurement
Toshiaki Kuzuoka
New Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Human Capital, Government & External Relations and Corporate Auditing, General Manager of Legal and Communications Group, Legal Division, Compliance Division and Centennial Project Division
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Auditing, General Manager of Legal and Communications Group, Legal Division, Compliance Division and Centennial Project Division
(2) Reappointment
Toshiaki Higashihara
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Industrial & Social Systems Business, President and Representative Director of Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
Current Position: President and Representative Director of Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
(3) New Executive Officers
Toshio Ikemura
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Urban Planning and Development Systems Company
Current Position: President and Representative Director of Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd.
Tatsuro Ishizuka
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Power Systems Company and Deputy General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division
Current Position: General Manager of Hitachi Works, Power Systems Company
Yoshifumi Kanda
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Power Systems Sales Management Division, Power Systems Company
Current Position: General Manager of Chugoku Area Operation
Kazuhiro Kurihara
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Chubu Area Operation
Current Position: General Manager of Chubu Area Operation
Yasuo Tanabe
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Government & External Relations
Current Position: Assistant to the Executive Vice President
Toshikazu Nishino
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Management Strategy
Current Position: Senior Manager of Strategy & Project Office, Supervisory Office for Management Reforms
Masaharu Hanyu
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Nuclear Systems and General Manager of Nuclear Systems Division, Power Systems Company
Current Position: President and Representative Director of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
Naoki Mitarai
New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Capital Group
Current Position: General Manager of Corporate Administration Division, Human Capital Group
(4) Changes of Position
Hiroaki Nakanishi
New Position: Representative Executive Officer and President
Current Position: Representative Executive Officer and President, in charge of Power Systems Business, Industrial & Social Infrastructure Systems Business and Automotive Systems Business, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Overseas Plant Construction Business
Takashi Miyoshi
New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Management Strategy, Finance and Corporate Pension System, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Management Reforms and General Manager of Strategy & Project Office
Current 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 General Manager of Strategy & Project Office
Nobuo Mochida
New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of High Functional Materials & Components, Production Engineering and Automotive Systems Business, 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, 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.
Kazuhiro Mori
New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Battery Systems Business, Sales Operations, Hitachi Group Global Business, 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 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
Yoshito Tsunoda
New Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Battery Systems Company and General Manager of Motor Power Systems Division
Current Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Battery Systems Company, General Manager of Motor Power Systems Division, President and Representative Director of Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
Takashi Kawamura currently Director, Representative Executive Officer and Chairman, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Management Reforms
-- Scheduled to be appointed Chairman of the Board of Hitachi, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2011
Naoya Takahashi, currently 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, Hitachi Group Chief Information Security Officer and General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division
-- Scheduled to be appointed Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Electronics Services Co., Ltd., effective on April 1, 2011
Takashi Hatchoji, currently 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 and 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
-- Scheduled to be appointed Group Chairman for the Americas, effective on April 1, 2011
-- Will be appointed as a Director if he is proposed as a Director candidate and approved at Hitachi’s Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in late June
Tadahiko Ishigaki, currently Senior Vice President and Executive Officer,
Chief Executive for the Americas
-- Scheduled to be appointed Associate of Hitachi, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2011
Stephen Gomersall, currently Senior Vice President and Executive Officer,
Chief Executive for Europe
-- Scheduled to be appointed Group Chairman for Europe, effective on April 1, 2011
-- Will be appointed as a Director if he is proposed as a Director candidate and approved at Hitachi’s Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in late June
Kenji Ohno, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Capital Group
-- Scheduled to be appointed Senior Vice President and Executive Officer of Hitachi Transport System, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2011
Takao Koyama, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Kansai Area Operation and Deputy General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group
-- Scheduled to be appointed Representative Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2011
Gaku Suzuki, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Industrial & Social Infrastructure Systems Company and General Manager of Intercity Express Programme Division
-- Scheduled to be appointed Senior Technical Executive (tentative name) for Transportation Systems Business of Hitachi, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2011
Hideaki Takahashi, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Urban Planning and Development Systems Company
-- Scheduled to be appointed Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Cable, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2011
Akira Maru, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Nuclear Systems and General Manager of Nuclear Systems Division, Power Systems Company
-- Scheduled to be appointed Senior Technical Executive (tentative name) for Power Systems Business of Hitachi, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2011
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2009 (ended March 31, 2010) consolidated revenues totaled 8,968 billion yen ($96.4 billion). Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, environmental, industrial and transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.
1. Executive Officers [Effective April 1, 2011]
[(a) Promotion / (b) Reappointment / (c) New]
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Hiroaki Nakanishi |
Representative Executive Officer and President |
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Koji Tanaka |
Representative Executive Officer, |
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Junzo Nakajima |
Representative Executive Officer, |
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Takashi Miyoshi |
Representative Executive Officer, |
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Nobuo Mochida |
Representative Executive Officer, |
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Kazuhiro Mori |
Representative Executive Officer, |
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Shigeru Azuhata |
Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Shinjiro Iwata |
Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Makoto Ebata |
Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Toshiaki Kuzuoka |
Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Yoshito Tsunoda |
Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Toyoaki Nakamura |
Representative Executive Officer, |
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Toshio Ikemura |
Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Hitoshi Isa |
Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Tatsuro Ishizuka |
Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Osamu Ohno |
Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Nobuyuki Ohno |
Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Yoshifumi Kanda |
Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Masahiro Kitano |
Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Ryuichi Kitayama |
Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Kazuhiro Kurihara |
Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Yutaka Saito |
Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Kaichiro Sakuma |
Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Yasuo Tanabe |
Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Masahide Tanigaki |
Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Toshikazu Nishino |
Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Masaharu Hanyu |
Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Toshiaki Higashihara |
Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Naoki Mitarai |
Vice President and Executive Officer, |
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Yoshihiko Mogami |
Vice President and Executive Officer, |
2. Biography of Reappointment and New Executive Officers
Toshio Ikemura
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1. Date of Birth |
December 2, 1953 |
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2. Education | |
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March, 1978 |
Graduated from the Department of Power and Mechanical Engineering, the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University |
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3. Business Experience | |
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April, 2007 |
President and Representative Director of Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd. |
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April, 2005 |
General Manager of Mito Building Systems Division, Urban Planning & Development Systems Group |
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February, 2005 |
General Manager of Quality Assurance Division, Urban Planning & Development Systems Group |
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April, 2003 |
Senior Manager of Elevator Design Department, Mito Building Systems Division, Urban Planning & Development Systems Group |
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August, 2000 |
Senior Manager of Elevator Quality Assurance Department, Mito Building Systems Division, Building Systems Group |
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April, 1978 |
Joined Hitachi, Ltd. |
Tatsuro Ishizuka
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1. Date of Birth |
December 23, 1955 |
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2. Education | |
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March, 1978 |
Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University |
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3. Business Experience | |
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October, 2009 |
General Manager of Hitachi Works, Power Systems Company |
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April, 2009 |
General Manager of Hitachi Works, Power Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. |
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October, 2007 |
Senior Vice President of Hitachi America, Ltd. |
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July, 2007 |
Administrative Officer and Deputy General Manager of Hitachi Works, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd., Deputy General Manager of Nuclear Systems Division, Power Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. |
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April, 2005 |
Deputy General Manager of Hitachi Works and Nuclear Systems Division, Power Systems Group |
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April, 2004 |
Deputy General Manager of Power & Industrial Systems Business Administration Division and General Manager of Strategic Planning Division, Power & Industrial Systems Business Administration Division |
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September, 2003 |
Deputy General Manager of Hitachi Works, Power and Industrial Systems Group |
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October, 2002 |
General Manager of Quality Control Division, Power and Industrial Systems Division, Power and Industrial Systems Group |
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February, 2001 |
Senior Manager of Power Electric Machine Design Department, Generator Systems Division, Power and Industrial Systems Division, Power and Industrial Systems Group |
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April, 1978 |
Joined Hitachi, Ltd. |
Yoshifumi Kanda
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1. Date of Birth |
March 10, 1952 |
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2. Education | |
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March, 1974 |
Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Kobe University |
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3. Business Experience | |
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December, 2008 |
General Manager of Chugoku Area Operation |
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April, 2006 |
General Manager of Industrial Manufacturing & Services Systems Sales Management Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group |
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April, 2004 |
General Manager of Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Sales Management Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group |
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April, 2002 |
Deputy General Manager of Kansai Area Operation |
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February, 2001 |
Senior Manager of Government & Public Corporation Information System Sales Department, Kansai Area Operation |
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August, 1996 |
Senior Manager of Electric Power Department, Kansai Area Operation |
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April, 1974 |
Joined Hitachi, Ltd. |
Kazuhiro Kurihara
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1. Date of Birth |
December 6, 1952 |
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2. Education | |
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March, 1976 |
Graduated from the Faculty of Economics, the University of Tokyo |
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3. Business Experience | |
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April, 2010 |
General Manager of Chubu Area Operation |
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April, 2009 |
General Manager of Sales & Marketing Division, Industrial Systems Group |
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April, 2007 |
General Manager of Transportation Systems Division, Industrial Systems Group |
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April, 2006 |
General Manager of China Business Development Office, Industrial Systems Group |
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February, 2006 |
Deputy General Manager of Hitachi (China) Ltd. and General Manager of China Business Development Office, Industrial Systems Group |
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April, 2005 |
Deputy General Manager of Hitachi (China) Ltd. |
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April, 2003 |
General Manager and CIO of Strategic Market Planning Division |
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August, 2001 |
Senior Manager of Planning Department, Corporate Marketing Group |
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August, 2000 |
Senior Manager of JR Department, Transportation Systems Sales Division, Industrial Systems Sales Operations Group, Power and Industrial Systems Group |
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April, 1976 |
Joined Hitachi, Ltd. |
Yasuo Tanabe
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1. Date of Birth |
October 5, 1954 |
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2. Education | |
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March, 1978 |
Graduated from the Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo |
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June, 1985 |
Graduated from the Graduate Program, the Department of Political Science, Stanford University |
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3. Business Experience | |
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June, 2010 |
Assistant to the Executive Vice President of Hitachi, Ltd. |
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March, 2010 |
Retired Deputy Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau, MOFA |
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July, 2006 |
Deputy Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) |
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July, 2004 |
Vice-President of Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, Independent Administrative Agency |
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October, 2002 |
Director of International Affairs Division, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
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June, 2000 |
Director of Recycling Promotion Division, Environment & Technology Bureau, MITI |
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July, 1998 |
Director of Europe/Russia/Middle East Division, International Trade Policy Bureau, MITI |
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June, 1996 |
Director of Petroleum Exploration and Production Division, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, MITI |
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April, 1978 |
Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) |
Toshikazu Nishino
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1. Date of Birth |
January 9, 1955 |
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2. Education | |
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March, 1980 |
Graduated from the Physics Course, the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, the Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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3. Business Experience | |
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April, 2010 |
Senior Manager of Strategy & Project Office, Supervisory Office for Management Reforms, Hitachi, Ltd. |
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April, 2009 |
Board Director of Renesas Technology Corp. |
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October, 2008 |
Assistant to the Executive Vice President of Hitachi, Ltd. |
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August, 2005 |
Director, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Hitachi Displays, Ltd. |
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April, 2005 |
General Manager of Corporate Technology Office, Hitachi Group - Corporate Strategy, Hitachi Group Headquarters, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Planning & Development Office |
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April, 2002 |
General Manager of Central Research Laboratory |
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July, 2000 |
Senior Manager of Corporate Venture Capital Office |
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February, 1997 |
Senior Manager of Optoelectronics Department, Central Research Laboratory |
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April, 1980 |
Joined Hitachi, Ltd. |
Masaharu Hanyu
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1. Date of Birth |
February 20, 1951 |
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2. Education | |
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March, 1975 |
Graduated from the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University |
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3. Business Experience | |
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July, 2007 |
President and Representative Director of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. |
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April, 2005 |
General Manager of Nuclear Systems Division, Power Systems Group |
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April, 2004 |
Deputy General Manager of Industrial Systems Division, Industrial Systems Group and General Manager of Industrial Plants Division |
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April, 2003 |
General Manager of Industrial Plants Division, Power and Industrial Systems Group |
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January, 2000 |
Senior Manager of Nuclear Plant Service Department, Hitachi Engineering and Product Division, Nuclear Systems Division, Power and Industrial Systems Group |
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April, 1975 |
Joined Hitachi, Ltd. |
Toshiaki Higashihara
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1. Date of Birth |
February 16, 1955 |
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2. Education | |
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September, 1990 |
Graduated from the graduate program in computer science, the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Boston University |
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March, 1977 |
Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, the University of Tokushima |
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3. Business Experience | |
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June, 2010 |
President and Representative Director of Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd. |
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April, 2010 |
Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd. |
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April, 2008 |
President of Hitachi Power Europe GmbH |
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April, 2007 |
Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer of Power Systems Group |
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April, 2006 |
Chief Operating Officer of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group |
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April, 2004 |
General Manager of Information & Control Systems Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group |
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October, 2001 |
General Manager of Public Utility and Energy Industry Information Systems Division, Information & Control Systems Division, System Solutions Group |
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August, 2000 |
Senior Manager of Public Utility and Energy Industry Information Systems Design Department, Information & Control Systems Division, Power and Industrial Systems Group |
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April, 1999 |
Senior Manager of Transportation Systems Design Department, Omika Industrial Systems Division, Power and Industrial Systems Group |
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April, 1977 |
Joined Hitachi, Ltd. |
Naoki Mitarai
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1. Date of Birth |
October 30, 1952 |
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2. Education | |
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March, 1976 |
Graduated from the Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo |
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3. Business Experience | |
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April, 2010 |
General Manager of Corporate Administration Division, Human Capital Group |
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January, 2006 |
General Manager of Group Company Office, Hitachi Group Headquarters |
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April, 2005 |
General Manager of Group Company Office, Hitachi Group - Corporate Strategy, Hitachi Group Headquarters |
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April, 2004 |
Deputy General Manager of Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Sales Management Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group |
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April, 2003 |
Executive Marketing Manager of Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Sales Management Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group |
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July, 2000 |
General Manager of Employee Relations Department |
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April, 1976 |
Joined Hitachi, Ltd. |
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