OREANDA-NEWS. Hitachi, Ltd. announced the change of Chairman and President in accordance with a resolution passed by a meeting of the Board of Directors held today.

Effective April 1, 2014
<Director, Representative Executive Officer, Chairman & CEO>
Hiroaki Nakanishi: currently Director, Representative Executive Officer and President.

Hiroaki Nakanishi will be appointed as a Director who chairs meetings of the Board of Directors.

<Representative Executive Officer, President & COO>
Toshiaki Higashihara: currently Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Medical Systems Business, President & CEO of Infrastructure Systems Group and Infrastructure Systems Company.

Toshiaki Higashihara will be proposed as a Director candidate at Hitachi’s Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2014, and, upon approval at the Meeting, Mr. Higashihara will assume the position of Director.

<Director>
Takashi Kawamura : currently Chairman of the Board.

Takashi Kawamura will resign as Chairman of the Board on March 31, 2014, and will be appointed as a Chairman Emeritus after retiring from the position of Director at the close of the Hitachi’s Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2014.