Hitachi Announces New Executive Officers.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 See: New York Stock Exchange :HIT) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :6501) today announced new Executive Officers, effective April 1, 2005. Current Directors will serve until the end of the General Meeting of Shareholders in June June: see month. 2005. Hitachi will announce candidates for Director, to be elected at the General Meeting of Shareholders, as soon as they are determined. 1. Executive Officers (Effective April 1, 2005) (a)Promotion (b)New President and Chief Executive Officer Etsuhiko Shoyama; currently President and Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Isao Ono, in charge of Sales, Information & Telecommunication telecommunication Communication between parties at a distance from one another. Modern telecommunication systems—capable of transmitting telephone, fax, data, radio, or television signals—can transmit large volumes of information over long distances. Systems Business, General Manager of Information Security Division; currently Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Sales, Information & Telecommunication Systems Business, Digital Media Michiharu Nakamura, in charge of Research & Development, Business Incubation incubation /in·cu·ba·tion/ (in?ku-ba´shun) 1. the provision of proper conditions for growth and development, as for bacterial or tissue cultures. 2. ; currently Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Research & Development, Business Incubation, General Manager of Corporate Export Regulation Division Masaharu Sumikawa, in charge of Power Systems and Industrial Systems, Automotive Systems See ITS, embedded system, drive-by-wire, adaptive cruise control, collision avoidance system, autonomous vehicle, heads-up display, DSRC, lane departure system, CAN bus, FlexRay and SYNC. , Production Technology; currently Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Power Systems and Industrial Systems, Production Technology (a) Kazuo Furukawa, President & Chief Executive Officer of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, in charge of Digital Media, General Manager of Corporate Export Regulation Division; currently Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & Chief Executive Officer of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Chief Executive Officer of System Solutions Business of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group Senior Vice President and Executive Officer Hiroaki Nakanishi, Chief Executive for North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. ; currently Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive for North America Takashi Hatchoji, General Manager of Hitachi Group Hitachi Group (Hitachi Gurupu) is a group of companies that uses the Hitachi name, which includes Hitachi Ltd. Hitachi Heavy Industries, etc. See also
Takashi Miyoshi, General Manager of Finance; currently Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Finance Takuya Tajima, General Manager of 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 and Customer Satisfaction Promotion Center; currently Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Management Division and Customer Satisfaction Promotion Center Vice President and Executive Officer Shigeharu Mano ma·no n. pl. ma·nos A hand-held stone or roller for grinding corn or other grains on a metate. [Spanish, hand, mano, from Latin manus, hand; see manner.] , President & Chief Executive Officer of Power Systems Group; currently Vice President and Executive Officer, President & Chief Executive Officer of Power Systems Group Kazuhiro Mori, President & Chief Executive Officer of Industrial Systems Group; currently Vice President and Executive Officer, President & Chief Executive Officer of Industrial Systems Group (b) Kunihiko Ohnuma, President & Chief Executive Officer of Urban Planning urban planning: see city planning. urban planning Programs pursued as a means of improving the urban environment and achieving certain social and economic objectives. and Development Systems Group; currently President and Director, Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd. Manabu Shinomoto, Executive Vice President of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group; currently Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Platform and Network Systems Business of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group Kazuhiro Tachibana, General Manager of Consumer Business Group, President & Chief Executive Officer of Ubiquitous Found in large quantities everywhere. This English word means "all over the place." Platform Systems Group; currently Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Consumer Business Group, President & Chief Executive Officer of Ubiquitous Platform Systems Group Taiji taiji, n See tai chi. Hasegawa, President & Chief Executive Officer, Chief Quality Officer, Automotive Systems Group; currently Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Automotive Systems Group, General Manager of 1st Business Management Division, Automotive Systems Group Junzo Kawakami, General Manager of 3rd Business Management Division, Automotive Systems Group; currently Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of 3rd Business Management Division, Automotive Systems Group Minoru Tsukada, Chief Executive for China; currently Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive for China (a) Masahiro Hayashi, General Manager of Kansai Area Operation; currently Executive Officer, General Manager of Kansai Area Operation Makoto Ebata, General Manager of Hitachi Group -- Corporate Strategy; currently Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Hitachi Group -- Corporate Strategy Iwao Hara hara (hä·rä), n a Japanese term that represents the abdomen, where the internal organs are housed. , General Manager of Human Capital; currently Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Capital Shozo Saito, in charge of Power Technology; currently Vice President and Executive Officer in charge of Power Technology Executive Officer Yasuo Sakuta, General Manager of Intellectual Property Group; currently Executive Officer, General Manager of Intellectual Property Group Takao Suzuki
Koichiro Nishikawa, General Manager of Business Development; currently Executive Officer, General Manager of Business Development Hitachi Group Executive Officer Isao Uchigasaki, General Manager of Hitachi Group Headquarters, Hitachi Group Chief Innovation Officer; currently Hitachi Group Executive Officer, General Manager of Hitachi Group Headquarters -- Concurrently holds the post of Chairman of the Board, Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. Note: The Hitachi Group Chief Innovation Officer formulates and promotes groupwide strategies for business transformation using IT. 2. Resigning Executive Officers (Effective March 31, 2005) Katsukuni Hisano, currently Executive Vice President and Executive Officer -- Senior Adviser in charge of group management support, Hitachi, Ltd., effective April 1, 2005 Yoshito Tsunoda, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, President & Chief Executive Officer of Urban Planning and Development Systems Group -- Scheduled to be appointed Senior Vice President and Executive Officer of Hitachi Maxell Hitachi Maxell (日立マクセル Hitachi Makuseru , Ltd. on April 1, 2005 About Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE:HIT) (TSE:6501) headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company, with approximately 326,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2003 (ended March 31, 2004) consolidated sales totaled 8,632.4 billion yen ($81.4 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. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.hitachi.com. Biography of New Executive Officer Kunihiko Ohnuma
1. Date of Birth : December 4, 1946
2. Education
March, 1971 : Masters degree from Chiba
University Graduate School
3. Business Experience
June, 2001 : President and Director, Hitachi
Building Systems Co., Ltd.
April, 2000 : General Manager, Mito Building
Systems Division, Building
Systems Group
April, 1999 : General Manager, Mito Elevators &
Escalators Division, Elevators
and Escalators Group
June, 1995 : Deputy General Manager, Mito
Works
February, 1990 : Senior Manager, Electronic
Control Equipment Design
Department, Omika Works
April, 1971 : Joined Hitachi, Ltd.
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