Hiroaki Nakanishi to Focus on Hitachi Global Storage Technologies; Tadahiko Ishigaki Succeeds Nakanishi as Chief Executive for North America.

BRISBANE, Calif. -- Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE:HIT) today announced that it has appointed Tadahiko Ishigaki as Chief Executive for North America and Chairman of Hitachi America, Ltd., succeeding Hiroaki Nakanishi, who remains Chairman and CEO of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. The appointments are effective on January 1, 2007.

In announcing the appointments, the company noted that the change will allow Mr. Nakanishi to devote his full energies to accelerating Hitachi Global Storage Technologies' revenue growth and profitability and broadening its push into new markets.

Hiroaki Nakanishi most recently served as executive vice president and executive officer, and chief executive for North America of Hitachi, Ltd., chairman of Hitachi America, Ltd. and chairman and chief executive officer of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies since February 2005. Effective January 1st, he will hold only the position of chairman and CEO of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. Before that he served as senior vice president and executive officer, chief executive for North America and general manager, Hitachi Group - Global Business of Hitachi, Ltd. since April 2004 and prior to that as vice president and executive officer and general manager, Global Business, Hitachi, Ltd. since 2003. During his 36 year career with Hitachi, he has served in increasingly responsible management and engineering positions in Hitachi's Information and Telecommunications Systems Group, as well as chief executive for Europe. He joined Hitachi, Ltd. in 1970 as an engineer in the Computer System Design, Computer Control Design Department at the company's Omika Works.

Mr. Nakanishi has a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering, Tokyo University, Japan, and a Master of Science in Computer Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.

Tadahiko Ishigaki is senior vice president and executive officer, general manager of the Corporate Marketing Group, General Manager of Customer Satisfaction Promotion Center, and Corporate Export Regulation Division, Hitachi, Ltd., posts he has held since April 2006 and will continue to hold along with his new responsibilities. He previously was president & director, Hitachi Home & Life Solutions, Inc. and Vice General Manager of the Consumer Business Group, Hitachi, Ltd. since October, 2004. From 2002 to 2004 he served in a number of headquarters-based senior executive marketing positions for Hitachi, Ltd. From 1993 to 2001, he served in senior management roles for Hitachi's consumer electronics businesses, including executive positions at Hitachi Europe, Ltd. from 1993 to 1995. He joined Hitachi, Ltd. in 1968.

Mr. Ishigaki graduated from Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University.

About Hitachi

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is a storage technology leader, founded in 2003 through the combination of Hitachi's and IBM's hard disk drive businesses. Hitachi GST enables users to fully engage in the digital lifestyle by providing high-value hard drives in formats suitable for the office, on the road and in the home. With more than 30,000 employees worldwide, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies offers a comprehensive range of hard disk drive products for desktop computers, high-performance servers, notebooks and consumer devices. For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.hitachigst.com.

Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., markets and manufactures a broad range of electronics, computer systems and products, and consumer electronics, and provides industrial equipment and services throughout North America. For more information, visit http://www.hitachi.us.

Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE:HIT) (TOKYO:6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 356,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2005 (ended March 31, 2006) consolidated sales totaled 9,464 billion yen ($80.9 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.