Hitachi has announced the executive change and organization change. The appointments take effect on January 1, 2012. https:
Industrial News Buzz - Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT/TSE:6501) today announced the following executive change and organization change. The appointments take effect on January 1, 2012. 1. Executive Change Resignation [Effective December 31, 2011] Yoshito Tsunoda, currently Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Battery Systems Company 2. Organization Change [Effective January 1, 2012] Hitachi will eliminate Battery Systems Company. About Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2010 (ended March 31, 2011) consolidated revenues totaled 9,315 billion yen ($112.2 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.
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Executive Officers [Effective January 1, 2012 (as of November 25, 2011)] Hiroaki Nakanishi Representative Executive Officer and President General Manager of Hitachi Group Headquarters for Post-earthquake Reconstruction and Redevelopment Koji Tanaka 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 Junzo Nakajima 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 Takashi Miyoshi Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Management Strategy, Finance and Corporate Pension System Nobuo Mochida Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of High Functional Materials & Components, Production Engineering, Battery Systems Business and Automotive Systems Business, General Manager of Corporate Quality Assurance Division and Chairman of the Board of Hitachi Metals, Ltd. Kazuhiro Mori Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Sales Operations, Hitachi Group Global Business, Medical Systems Business and Business Incubation and General Manager of Corporate Export Regulation Division Shigeru Azuhata 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 Corporate Healthcare Group, Deputy General Manager of Water Environment Solutions Division Shinjiro Iwata Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company Makoto Ebata Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Procurement, General Manager of Consumer Business Division and Hitachi Group Chief Transformation Officer Toshiaki Kuzuoka 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 CSR Division Toyoaki Nakamura Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Pension System, General Manager of Finance and Accounting Group Toshio Ikemura Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Urban Planning and Development Systems Company Hitoshi Isa Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Thermal Power Systems, Power Systems Company Tatsuro Ishizuka Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Power Systems Company and Deputy General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division Osamu Ohno Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Information Technology Group and Chief Innovation Officer of Power Systems Company Nobuyuki Ohno Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive and Chief Innovation Officer for China Yoshifumi Kanda Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Power Systems Sales Management Division, Power Systems Company Masahiro Kitano Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Quality Assurance and Production Engineering, General Manager of Environmental Strategy Office, MONOZUKURI Group and MONOZUKURI Strategy Division and Deputy General Manager of Hitachi Group Headquarters for Post-earthquake Reconstruction and Redevelopment 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 Kazuhiro Kurihara Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Chubu Area Operation Yutaka Saito Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Control Systems Company and Deputy General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division Kaichiro Sakuma Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Platform Systems Business, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company Yasuo Tanabe Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Government & External Relations Division Masahide Tanigaki Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Export Regulation, General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group and International Marketing Division Toshikazu Nishino Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Management Strategy and General Manager of Strategy Planning Division and Strategy Planning Office Masaharu Hanyu Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Nuclear Systems and General Manager of Nuclear Systems Division, Power Systems Company Toshiaki Higashihara Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Industrial & Social Systems Business, President and Representative Director of Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd. Naoki Mitarai Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Capital Group and Corporate Administration Division Yoshihiko Mogami Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of System Solutions Business, Information & Telecommunication Systems
Company Contacts Japan Masanao Sato Hitachi, Ltd. +81-3-5208-9324 masanao.sato.sz@hitachi.com US Mickey Takeuchi Hitachi America, Ltd. +1-914-333-2987 masayuki.takeuchi@hal.hitachi.com
