Hitachi Announces Executive Changes

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 April 1, 2008.     1. New Executive Officers (Effective April 1, 2008) Koushi Nagano New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive and Chief Innovation Officer for China Current Position: President, Hitachi (China) Ltd.   2. Change of Position (Effective April 1, 2008) Kazuhiro Mori New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Social Infrastructure Business (Power Systems Business and Industrial Systems Business), Quality Assurance and Production Technology, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Power Systems, Supervisory Office for Transportation Systems and Corporate Quality Assurance Division Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Social Infrastructure Business (Power Systems Business and Industrial Systems Business), General Manager of Supervisory Office for Power Systems and Supervisory Office for Transportation Systems   Junzo Kawakami New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Infrastructure Technology/Product Business, Research & Development and Business Incubation, Hitachi Group Chief Technology Officer and General Manager of Medical Systems Business Division Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Infrastructure Technology/Product Business, Research & Development, Business Incubation, Quality Assurance and Production Technology, Hitachi Group Chief Technology Officer and General Manager of Medical Systems Business Division   Manabu Shinomoto New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Information Infrastructure Business (Information Business) and Information Systems, President & Chief Executive Officer of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi Group Chief Innovation Officer and Hitachi Group Chief Information Security Officer Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Information Infrastructure Business (Information Business), President & Chief Executive Officer of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group   Masahiro Hayashi New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Sales and Global Group Management, General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group, Customer Satisfaction Promotion Center and Corporate Export Regulation Division Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Sales, Global Group Management, Legal & Corporate Communications, Corporate Brand Management, Group Management and Management Audit, General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group and Customer Satisfaction Promotion Center, Chief Hitachi Group Headquarters, General Manager of Corporate Export Regulation Division and Compliance Division   Miroru Tsukada New Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Planning & Development Current Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive and Chief Innovation Officer for China   Toyoaki Nakamura New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Finance, Pension, Group Management and Business Development, Chief Hitachi Group Headquarters Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Finance, Pension, Group Management and Business Development, General Manager of Finance Department I   Tadahiko Ishigaki New Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive for the Americas Current Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive for North America   Toshiaki Kuzuoka New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Legal & Corporate Communications, Corporate Brand Management and Management Audit, General Manager of Legal Division, Compliance Division and Centennial Project Division Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Legal & Corporate Communications, Corporate Brand Management and Management Audit, General Manager of Legal Division, Deputy General Manager of Compliance Division and General Manager of Centennial Project Division   3. Resignation (Effective March 31, 2008) Kiyoshi Kozuka, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning & Development Office, Hitachi Group Chief Innovation Officer and Hitachi Group Chief Information Security Officer --Appointed Adviser of KOKUSAN DENKI CO., LTD on April 1, 2008, President of KOKUSAN DENKI CO., LTD after the annual shareholders' meeting in late June, 2008   Hiroyuki Fukuyama, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Quality Assurance and Production Technology, General Manager of Corporate Quality Assurance Division and Supervisory Office for MONOZUKURI About Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE:HIT) (TOKYO:6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 384,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2006 (ended March 31, 2007) consolidated revenues totaled 10,247 billion Yen ($86.8 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 and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.   Executive Officers [Effective April 1, 2008] (a) New Executive Officer     Kazuo Furukawa   Representative Executive Officer, President, General Manager of Supervisory Office for MONOZUKURI   Kazuhiro Mori Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Social Infrastructure Business (Power Systems Business and Industrial Systems Business), Quality Assurance and Production Technology, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Power Systems, Supervisory Office for Transportation Systems and Corporate Quality Assurance Division   Kunihiko Ohnuma 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   Junzo Kawakami Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Infrastructure Technology/Product Business, Research & Development and Business Incubation, Hitachi Group Chief Technology Officer and General Manager of Medical Systems Business Division   Manabu Shinomoto Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Information Infrastructure Business (Information Business) and Information Systems, President & Chief Executive Officer of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi Group Chief Innovation Officer and Hitachi Group Chief Information Security Officer   Masahiro Hayashi Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Sales and Global Group Management, General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group, Customer Satisfaction Promotion Center and Corporate Export Regulation Division   Naoya Takahashi Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group and Chief Executive Officer of Platform Business Information & Telecommunication Systems Group   Minoru Tsukada Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Planning & Development Koichiro Nishikawa Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Business Development   Toyoaki Nakamura Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Finance, Pension, Group Management and Business Development, Chief Hitachi Group Headquarters   Shozo Saito Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Quality Assurance, Production Technology and Power Technology   Tadahiko Ishigaki Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive for the Americas   Stephen Gomersall Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive for Europe   Akira Maru Vice President and Executive Officer, President & Chief Executive Officer of Power Systems Group and General Manager of Power & Industrial Systems Business Administration Division   Koji Tanaka Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Hitachi Works, Executive Vice President of Power Systems Group and General Manager of Nuclear Systems Division   Toshiaki Higashihara Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer of Power Systems Group   Gaku Suzuki Vice President and Executive Officer, President & Chief Executive Officer of Industrial Systems Group, Deputy General Manager of Power & Industrial Systems Business Administration Division and Supervisory Office for Transportation Systems   Hideaki Takahashi Vice President and Executive Officer, President & Chief Executive Officer of Urban Planning and Development Systems Group and General Manager of Motor Power Systems Division   Junzo Nakajima Vice President and Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group and Chief Executive Officer of System Solutions Business, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group   Mitsuo Yamaguchi Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Service & Global Business, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group   Makoto Ebata Vice President and Executive Officer, President & Chief Executive Officer of Consumer Business Group   Kazuhiro Tachibana Vice President and Executive Officer, Executive Vice President of Consumer Business Group   Yasuhiko Honda Vice President and Executive Officer, President & Chief Executive Officer of Automotive Systems Group   Eiji Takeda Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Research & Development Group and Semiconductor Business Division   Takao Koyama Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Kansai Area Operation   Kenji Ohno Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Human Capital, General Manager of Head Office Business Support Division   Toshiaki Kuzuoka Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Legal & Corporate Communications, Corporate Brand Management and Management Audit, General Manager of Legal Division, Compliance Division and Centennial Project Division   Masao Hisada Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Procurement Division, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group, General Manager of Global Business Division (a) Koushi Nagano Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive and Chief Innovation Officer for China Hitachi New Executive Officer’s Biography   < Biography of New Executive Officer> Koushi Nagano   1. Date of Birth : March 11, 1947   2. Education   March, 1969 : Graduated from Faculty of Law, Economics and Humanities, Kagoshima University   3. Business Experience June, 2005 : President, Hitachi (China) Ltd. April, 2003 : Chief Marketing Officer of Power and Industrial Systems Group, General Manager of Power and Industrial Systems Sales Management Division April, 2001 : General Manager of Industrial Systems Sales Operations Group, Power and Industrial Systems Group May, 2000 : General Manager of Industrial Plants Division, Power and Industrial Systems Group January, 1995 : General Manager of Plants Sales Division, Industrial Systems Sales Operations Group, Power & Industrial Systems February, 1991 : Senior Manager of Heavy Industry Department, Headquarters Sales Office April, 1969 : Joined Hitachi, Ltd.