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Approval of Director Candidates and Executive Officers for Hitachi Plant Technologies.


TOKYO -- Hitachi Hitachi (hētä`chē), city (1990 pop. 202,141), Ibaraki prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Kashima Sea. The city is a leading producer of Japan's electrical equipment. , Ltd. (NYSE NYSE

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:HIT)(TOKYO:6501), Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:1970), Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd. (TOKYO:6354) and Hitachi Industries Co., Ltd. have announced the approval of new directors, director candidates, and executive officers for Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd., a new integrated company to be formed on April 1, 2006. This decision was the result of discussions held among the four companies. The director candidates are subject to approval on February February: see month.  2, 2006 at an Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders of Hitachi Plant, Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, and Hitachi Industries.

Hitachi Plant Technologies is being established with the purpose of strengthening the Hitachi Group's social and industrial infrastructure systems business. Specifically, part of the Public & Municipal Systems Division (machinery-related systems business) and the majority of the Industrial Systems Division in Hitachi's Industrial Systems will be separated and transferred to Hitachi Plant. At the same time, Hitachi Kiden and Hitachi Industries will be merged into Hitachi Plant, the surviving company surviving company

The company that emerges in control following a business combination. The surviving company is generally one of the firms entering the combination but may be a new company formed by the combination.
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1. Director Candidates

The appointment is scheduled for April 1, 2006.

(1) New

Chairman of the Board

(1) Takashi Kawamura Takashi Kawamura refers to either:
  • Takashi Kawamura (fiction) - fictional character
  • Takashi Kawamura (politician) - politician
, currently Chairman of the Board, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd., Representative Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board, Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd., Director, Hitachi, Ltd.

Director

Masaharu Sumikawa, currently Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd., Director Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

(1) Hajime Ishiguro Ishiguro (石黒 "black stone") is a Japanese surname.

The following people are named Ishiguro:
  • Kazuo Ishiguro (British author)
  • Aya Ishiguro (a.k.a.
, currently Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Director, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

(1) Shiro Shiro may refer to:
  • Shiro, a Japanese given name.
  • Shiro, a Japanese term for a person with overly stubborn, perversely unyielding, or intractable characteristics.
 Kawakami Kawakami is the name of several places in Japan:
  • Kawakami District, Hokkaidō, a district in Hokkaidō
  • In Okayama Prefecture,
  • Kawakami was a town in the former Kawakami District
, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, and Director, Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd.

(1) Hiroshi Hiroshi is a common male Japanese given name. People with the given name Hiroshi
  • Hiroshi(ヒロシ), Japanese comedian
  • Hiroshi Abe(阿部寛), Japanese Actor
 Koyama, currently Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Director, Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd.

(1) Toshiyuki Toshiyuki is a Japanese given name. It may refer to:
  • Toshiyuki Kakuta
  • Toshiyuki Kita
  • Toshiyuki Kubooka
  • Toshiyuki Kuroiwa
  • Toshiyuki Mori
  • Toshiyuki Morikawa
  • Toshiyuki Nishida
  • Toshiyuki Shimada
  • Toshiyuki Takahashi
  • Toshiyuki Takano
 Takaoka Takaoka (täkä`ôkä), city (1990 pop. 175,466), Toyama prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the Sho River. A center for the Japanese aluminum industry, Takaoka also produces paper, copper, and chemicals. , currently Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Transport System, Ltd.

(1) Hiromitsu Hori Hori may refer to:
  • Hori (company), a Japanese manufacturer of video game peripherals
  • Hideyuki Hori, a seiyuu
See also
  • Höri, a municipality in Switzerland
, currently Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, and Director, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

(1) Shizuichi Sakamoto Sakamoto was a village in Japan:
  • Sakamoto, a small village in Kumamoto Prefecture
  • Sakamoto, a small village in Shiga Prefecture
Sakamoto is also a Japanese surname for several people (sorted alphabetically by given name):
, currently President and Director, Hitachi Industries Co., Ltd., Vice Group manager, Industrial Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd.

Outside Director

(1) Kenji Kenji is a common Japanese given name for boys. Generally speaking, it means "honored jewel" or "sacred sword". It is also less commonly a Japanese family name. People with the given name Kenji
  • Kenji Doihara
  • Kenji Hatanaka
  • Kenji Ito
 Yoshizawa, currently Director, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

(1) Kotaro Muneoka, currently Director, Hitachi, Ltd.

2. Resigning Directors

(1) Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Kazuo Igarashi Kazuo Igarashi (b. March 27, 1946, is a Japanese aikido teacher who presently holds the rank of 7th dan Aikikai.

Born in Niigata he entered Yasuo Kobayashi's dojo as a uchideshi in 1973 and from 1978 has taught a few seminars per year in Sweden and Finland.
, currently Director, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

--Adviser of Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd., effective April 1, 2006

Masamitsu Hayashi, currently Director and Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

--Scheduled to be appointed Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd., in April 1, 2006

Naoyoshi Murata In Japanese, Murata (村田) means ‘village rice paddy’. It is a name that is found throughout Japan, but not in large numbers. It may refer to:
  • Chase Murata, a manga author
  • Murata Shinya, a Japanese rock musician, formerly of the band Pierrot
, currently Director and Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

--Scheduled to be appointed Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd., in April 1, 2006

(2) Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd.

Katsukuni Hisano, currently Chairman of the Board, Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd.

Hiroshi Koyama, currently Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Director, Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd.

--Scheduled to be appointed Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd., in April 1, 2006

Shiro Kawakami, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, and Director, Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd.

--Scheduled to be appointed Director, Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd., in April 1, 2006

Hajime Araki, currently Director, Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd.

--Adviser of Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd., effective April 1, 2006

Tetsuo Yamagata Yamagata, city (1990 pop. 249,487), capital of Yamagata prefecture, N Honshu, Japan. The city produces consumer goods, computer equipment, and cast metal and is the site of Yamagata Univ. Yamagata prefecture (1990 pop. , currently Vice President and Executive Officer, and Director, Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd.

--Scheduled to be appointed Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd., in April 1, 2006

Takao Takao may refer to:
  • Mount Takao in Tokyo, Japan
  • Kaohsiung, Taiwan: The Taiwanese and Japanese name before administration of Taiwan (Formosa) was handed to the Republic of China (also seen as Takau or Takow)
  • Japanese steam warship Takao
 Matsui Matsui may refer to:

People with the surname Matsui:
  • Bob Matsui (1941–2005), US congressman from California
  • Doris Matsui (born 1944), US congresswoman from California, widow of Bob Matsui
, currently Director, Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd.

3. Executive Officer

Effective April 1, 2006.

(1) New

President and Chief Executive Officer

(1) Masaharu Sumikawa, currently Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd., Director Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Executive Vice President and Executive Officer

(1) Hiroshi Koyama, in charge of Business; currently Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Director, Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd.

(1) Toshiyuki Takaoka, in charge of Administration; currently Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Transport System, Ltd.

Senior Vice President and Executive Officer

Hiromitsu Hori, in charge of Compliance; currently Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, and Director, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

(1) Shizuichi Sakamoto, in charge of Social and Industrial Systems Business; currently President, Hitachi Industries Co., Ltd., Vice Group manager, Industrial Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd.

Masamitsu Hayashi, in charge of Sales; currently Director and Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Naoyoshi Murata, in charge of Global Business and Sales; currently Director and Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Yoshiaki Kobayashi Kobayashi (小林 "small forest") is the 9th most common Japanese surname. People
  • Daniel Kobayashi (baseball writer)
  • Hideaki Kobayashi (video game music composer)
  • Hideo Kobayashi (literary critic)
, in charge of Air-Conditioning air-conditioning

Control of temperature, humidity, purity, and motion of air in an enclosed space, independent of outside conditions. In a self-contained air-conditioning unit, air is heated in a boiler unit or cooled by being blown across a refrigerant-filled coil and then
 Systems Business; currently Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Vice President and Executive Officer

(1) Takao Murayama Murayama is a Japanese surname and place name.

Places:
  • Murayama, a city located in Yamagata, Japan
People:
  • Tomiichi Murayama (born 1924), 81st Prime Minister of Japan
  • Kaita Murayama (1896 - 1919), Japanese author
, in charge of Mechatronics (MECHAnics elecTRONICS) The combination of mechanical and electronic systems. Embracing robotics, industrial control systems and human interfaces in numerous disciplines, mechatronics is a major step beyond "electromechanical," in which only electricity is required.  Business; currently Executive Director, Hitachi Industries Co., Ltd.

(1) Tetsuo Yamagata, in charge of Social and Industrial Systems Business; currently Vice President and Executive Officer, and Director, Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd.

(1) Koji Shimamoto, in charge of Mechatronics Business; currently Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd.

Yasuo Yamada, in charge of Energy Systems Business; currently Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Harumichi Ushigome, in charge of Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees.  and Administration; currently Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Junichiro Hashimoto, in charge of Finance; currently Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Tatsuya Suzuki, in charge of Sales; currently Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Yoshiharu Yamada, in charge of Sales; currently Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

(1) Syuzo Hanamura, in charge of Industrial Plant Systems Business; currently General Manager, Industrial Systems Division and Industrial Systems Sales Management Sales Management Role and Goal
Importance of sales management is critical for any commercial organization. Expanding business in not possible without increasing sales volumes, and effective sales management goal is to organize sales team work in such a manner that ensures a
 Division Industrial Systems, Hitachi, Ltd.

(1) Shinjiro Ueda, in charge of Research & Development; currently Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Executive Officer

(1) Takashi Eino, in charge of Social and Industrial Systems Business; currently Director, Hitachi Industries Co., Ltd.

(1) Kenji Otani, in charge of Social and Industrial Systems Business; currently Director, Hitachi Industries Co., Ltd.

Yoichi Nakagawa, in charge of Global Business; currently Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Yoichi Saruwatari, in charge of Procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. ; currently Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Akira Maeda Akira Maeda (born January 24, 1959) is a Japanese professional wrestler, also known as Kwik-kik-Lee for his time on the British Wrestling show World of Sport. He is credited as the innovator of the shoot-style of professional wrestling during the late 80's. , in charge of Energy Systems Business; currently Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

(1) Tomoharu Miyashita, in charge of Mechatronics Business; currently Senior Chief Engineer, Transportation Systems Division, Industrial Systems, Hitachi, Ltd.

4. Resigning Executive Officers

(1) Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Hajime Ishiguro, currently Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Director, Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

--Director of Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd., effective April 1, 2006

(2) Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd.

Hiroshi Koyama, currently Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Director, Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd.

--Scheduled to be appointed Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd., in April 1, 2006

Shiro Kawakami, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, and Director, Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd.

--Scheduled to be appointed Director , Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd., in April 1, 2006

Tetsuo Yamagata, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, and Director, Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd.

--Scheduled to be appointed Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd., in April 1, 2006

Koji Shimamoto, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd.

--Scheduled to be appointed Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd., in April 1, 2006

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE:HIT)(TOKYO:6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 347,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2004 (ended March 31, 2005) consolidated sales totaled 9,027.0 billion yen ($84.4 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 The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com

About Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:1970), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a major general engineering and construction company with approximately 3,440 (consolidated) employees. Fiscal 2004 (ended March 31, 2005) consolidated sales totaled 199.0 billion yen ($1.8 billion). The company provides design, manufacturing and construction of air-conditioning, clean rooms, water treatment, dust collection systems, plants, industrial equipment, and power plants and substations, and others. For more information on Hitachi Plant, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachiplant.hbi.ne.jp

About Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd.

Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd., (TOKYO:6354), headquartered in Amagasaki, Japan, is a monozukuri (manufacturing) company with approximately 770 employees. Fiscal 2004 (ended March 31, 2005) consolidated sales totaled 25.5 billion yen. The company offers environmental devices, material handling systems, cranes and electrical systems from engineering to maintenance service, including sales, design, production and installation.

About Hitachi Industries Co., Ltd.

Hitachi Industries Co., Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is rolling out extensive businesses to offer industrial machinery, electronics products and engineering services in fields ranging from micro technologies to large-scale system technologies. Fiscal 2004 (ended March 31, 2005) sales totaled 91.8 billion yen. For more information on Hitachi Industries, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi-hic.com
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