3 February 2011

Tokyo, February 3, 2011 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT/TSE: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, 2011.

1. Executive Changes [Effective April 1, 2011]

(1) Promotion

Koji Tanaka

New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Power Systems Business, Industrial & Social Systems Business, Transportation Systems Business, Urban Planning and Development Systems Business and Defense Systems Business
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Power Systems Company, Deputy General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division, General Manager of Renewable Energy & Smart Grid Division, Power Systems Company

Junzo Nakajima

New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Information & Telecommunication Business, Information & Control Systems Business and Information Technology, Hitachi Group Chief Innovation Officer, Hitachi Group Chief Information Security Officer and General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division
Current Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company

Shigeru Azuhata

New Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Environmental Strategies, Hitachi Group Chief Technology Officer, Hitachi Group Chief Environmental Strategy Officer, General Manager of Research & Development Group, Supervisory Office for Business Coordination and Medical Systems Business Division, Deputy General Manager of Water Environment Solutions Division
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Environmental Strategies, General Manager of Research & Development Group and Medical Systems Business Division, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Business Coordination and Water Environment Solutions Division

Shinjiro Iwata

New Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Service & Global Business, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company

Makoto Ebata

New Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Procurement and Consumer Business
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Procurement

Toshiaki Kuzuoka

New Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Human Capital, Government & External Relations and Corporate Auditing, General Manager of Legal and Communications Group, Legal Division, Compliance Division and Centennial Project Division
Current Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Auditing, General Manager of Legal and Communications Group, Legal Division, Compliance Division and Centennial Project Division

(2) Reappointment

Toshiaki Higashihara

New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Industrial & Social Systems Business, President and Representative Director of Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
Current Position: President and Representative Director of Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.

(3) New Executive Officers

Toshio Ikemura

New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Urban Planning and Development Systems Company
Current Position: President and Representative Director of Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd.

Tatsuro Ishizuka

New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Power Systems Company and Deputy General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division
Current Position: General Manager of Hitachi Works, Power Systems Company

Yoshifumi Kanda

New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Power Systems Sales Management Division, Power Systems Company
Current Position: General Manager of Chugoku Area Operation

Kazuhiro Kurihara

New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Chubu Area Operation
Current Position: General Manager of Chubu Area Operation

Yasuo Tanabe

New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Government & External Relations
Current Position: Assistant to the Executive Vice President

Toshikazu Nishino

New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Management Strategy
Current Position: Senior Manager of Strategy & Project Office, Supervisory Office for Management Reforms

Masaharu Hanyu

New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Nuclear Systems and General Manager of Nuclear Systems Division, Power Systems Company
Current Position: President and Representative Director of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.

Naoki Mitarai

New Position: Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Capital Group
Current Position: General Manager of Corporate Administration Division, Human Capital Group

(4) Changes of Position

Hiroaki Nakanishi

New Position: Representative Executive Officer and President
Current Position: Representative Executive Officer and President, in charge of Power Systems Business, Industrial & Social Infrastructure Systems Business and Automotive Systems Business, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Overseas Plant Construction Business

Takashi Miyoshi

New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Management Strategy, Finance and Corporate Pension System, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Management Reforms and General Manager of Strategy & Project Office
Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Management Reform, Finance, Corporate Pension System, Business Development and Consumer Business, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Management Reforms and General Manager of Strategy & Project Office

Nobuo Mochida

New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of High Functional Materials & Components, Production Engineering and Automotive Systems Business, General Manager of Corporate Quality Assurance Division and Supervisory Office for MONOZUKURI, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Business Infrastructure, Chairman of the Board of Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Planning, High Functional Materials & Components and Production Engineering, General Manager of Corporate Quality Assurance Division and Supervisory Office for MONOZUKURI, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Business Infrastructure, Chairman of the Board of Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

Kazuhiro Mori

New Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Battery Systems Business, Sales Operations, Hitachi Group Global Business, Medical Systems Business and Business Incubation, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Sales and Promotion and Corporate Export Regulation Division
Current Position: Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Motor Power Systems, Battery Systems Business, Sales Operations, Hitachi Group Global Business, Procurement, Medical Systems Business and Business Incubation, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Sales and Promotion and Corporate Export Regulation Division

Yoshito Tsunoda

New Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Battery Systems Company and General Manager of Motor Power Systems Division
Current Position: Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Battery Systems Company, General Manager of Motor Power Systems Division, President and Representative Director of Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.

2. Resignation [Effective March 31, 2011]

Takashi Kawamura currently Director, Representative Executive Officer and Chairman, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Management Reforms
-- Scheduled to be appointed Chairman of the Board of Hitachi, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2011

Naoya Takahashi, currently Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Information & Telecommunication Business, Information & Control Systems Business, Research & Development and Information Technology, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Business Coordination, Hitachi Group Chief Technology Officer, Hitachi Group Chief Innovation Officer, Hitachi Group Chief Information Security Officer and General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division
-- Scheduled to be appointed Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Electronics Services Co., Ltd., effective on April 1, 2011

Takashi Hatchoji, currently Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Urban Planning and Development Systems Business, Defense Systems Business, Corporate Planning, Environmental Strategies, Human Capital, Legal and Corporate Communications, Corporate Brand and Corporate Auditing, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Business Infrastructure, Hitachi Group Chief Environmental Strategy Officer, General Manager of Supervisory Office for Product Environmental Information
-- Scheduled to be appointed Group Chairman for the Americas, effective on April 1, 2011
-- Will be appointed as a Director if he is proposed as a Director candidate and approved at Hitachi’s Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in late June

Tadahiko Ishigaki, currently Senior Vice President and Executive Officer,
Chief Executive for the Americas
-- Scheduled to be appointed Associate of Hitachi, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2011

Stephen Gomersall, currently Senior Vice President and Executive Officer,
Chief Executive for Europe
-- Scheduled to be appointed Group Chairman for Europe, effective on April 1, 2011
-- Will be appointed as a Director if he is proposed as a Director candidate and approved at Hitachi’s Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in late June

Kenji Ohno, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Capital Group
-- Scheduled to be appointed Senior Vice President and Executive Officer of Hitachi Transport System, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2011

Takao Koyama, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Kansai Area Operation and Deputy General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group
-- Scheduled to be appointed Representative Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2011

Gaku Suzuki, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Industrial & Social Infrastructure Systems Company and General Manager of Intercity Express Programme Division
-- Scheduled to be appointed Senior Technical Executive (tentative name) for Transportation Systems Business of Hitachi, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2011

Hideaki Takahashi, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Urban Planning and Development Systems Company
-- Scheduled to be appointed Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Cable, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2011

Akira Maru, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Nuclear Systems and General Manager of Nuclear Systems Division, Power Systems Company
-- Scheduled to be appointed Senior Technical Executive (tentative name) for Power Systems Business of Hitachi, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2011

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2009 (ended March 31, 2010) consolidated revenues totaled 8,968 billion yen ($96.4 billion). Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, environmental, industrial and transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.

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1. Executive Officers [Effective April 1, 2011]
[(a) Promotion / (b) Reappointment / (c) New]

Hiroaki NakanishiRepresentative Executive Officer and President
Koji TanakaRepresentative Executive Officer,
Executive Vice President and Executive Officer,
in charge of Power Systems Business, Industrial & Social Systems Business, Transportation Systems Business, Urban Planning and Development Systems Business and Defense Systems Business
Junzo NakajimaRepresentative Executive Officer,
Executive Vice President and Executive Officer,
in charge of Information & Telecommunication Business, Information & Control Systems Business and Information Technology,
Hitachi Group Chief Innovation Officer, Hitachi Group Chief Information Security Officer and General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division
Takashi MiyoshiRepresentative Executive Officer,
Executive Vice President and Executive Officer,
in charge of Management Strategy, Finance and Corporate Pension System, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Management Reforms and General Manager of Strategy & Project Office
Nobuo MochidaRepresentative Executive Officer,
Executive Vice President and Executive Officer,
in charge of High Functional Materials & Components, Production Engineering and Automotive Systems Business,
General Manager of Corporate Quality Assurance Division and Supervisory Office for MONOZUKURI, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Business Infrastructure,
Chairman of the Board of Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
Kazuhiro MoriRepresentative Executive Officer,
Executive Vice President and Executive Officer,
in charge of Battery Systems Business, Sales Operations, Hitachi Group Global Business, Medical Systems Business and Business Incubation,
General Manager of Supervisory Office for Sales and Promotion and Corporate Export Regulation Division
Shigeru AzuhataSenior Vice President and Executive Officer,
in charge of Environmental Strategies,
Hitachi Group Chief Technology Officer, Hitachi Group Chief Environmental Strategy Officer, General Manager of Research & Development Group, Supervisory Office for Business Coordination and Medical Systems Business Division, Deputy General Manager of Water Environment Solutions Division
Shinjiro IwataSenior Vice President and Executive Officer,
President & CEO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company
Makoto EbataSenior Vice President and Executive Officer,
in charge of Procurement and Consumer Business
Toshiaki KuzuokaSenior Vice President and Executive Officer,
in charge of Human Capital, Government & External Relations and Corporate Auditing,
General Manager of Legal and Communications Group, Legal Division, Compliance Division and Centennial Project Division
Yoshito TsunodaSenior Vice President and Executive Officer,
President & CEO of Battery Systems Company and General Manager of Motor Power Systems Division
Toyoaki NakamuraRepresentative Executive Officer,
Senior Vice President and Executive Officer,
in charge of Corporate Pension System,
General Manager of Finance and Accounting Group
Toshio IkemuraVice President and Executive Officer,
President & CEO of Urban Planning and Development Systems Company
Hitoshi IsaVice President and Executive Officer,
Chief Executive Officer of Thermal Power Systems, Power Systems Company
Tatsuro IshizukaVice President and Executive Officer,
President & CEO of Power Systems Company and Deputy General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division
Osamu OhnoVice President and Executive Officer,
General Manager of Corporate Information Technology Group and Chief Innovation Officer of Power Systems Company
Nobuyuki OhnoVice President and Executive Officer,
Chief Executive and Chief Innovation Officer for China
Yoshifumi KandaVice President and Executive Officer,
General Manager of Power Systems Sales Management Division, Power Systems Company
Masahiro KitanoVice President and Executive Officer,
in charge of Quality Assurance and Production Engineering,
General Manager of Environmental Strategy Office, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Product Environmental Information, General Manager of MONOZUKURI Group and MONOZUKURI Engineering Division
Ryuichi KitayamaVice President and Executive Officer,
Deputy General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group, General Manager of Domestic Marketing Division and Customer Satisfaction Promotion Center
Kazuhiro KuriharaVice President and Executive Officer,
General Manager of Chubu Area Operation
Yutaka SaitoVice President and Executive Officer,
President & CEO of Information & Control Systems Company and Deputy General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division
Kaichiro SakumaVice President and Executive Officer,
Chief Executive Officer of Platform Systems Business, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company
Yasuo TanabeVice President and Executive Officer,
in charge of Government & External Relations
Masahide TanigakiVice President and Executive Officer,
in charge of Corporate Export Regulation,
General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group and International Marketing Division, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Sales and Promotion
Toshikazu NishinoVice President and Executive Officer,
in charge of Management Strategy
Masaharu HanyuVice President and Executive Officer,
Chief Executive Officer of Nuclear Systems and General Manager of Nuclear Systems Division, Power Systems Company
Toshiaki HigashiharaVice President and Executive Officer,
in charge of Industrial & Social Systems Business,
President and Representative Director of Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
Naoki MitaraiVice President and Executive Officer,
General Manager of Human Capital Group
Yoshihiko MogamiVice President and Executive Officer,
Chief Executive Officer of System Solutions Business, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company

2. Biography of Reappointment and New Executive Officers

Toshio Ikemura

1. Date of BirthDecember 2, 1953
2. Education
March, 1978Graduated from the Department of Power and Mechanical Engineering, the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University
3. Business Experience
April, 2007President and Representative Director of Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd.
April, 2005General Manager of Mito Building Systems Division, Urban Planning & Development Systems Group
February, 2005General Manager of Quality Assurance Division, Urban Planning & Development Systems Group
April, 2003Senior Manager of Elevator Design Department, Mito Building Systems Division, Urban Planning & Development Systems Group
August, 2000Senior Manager of Elevator Quality Assurance Department, Mito Building Systems Division, Building Systems Group
April, 1978Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

Tatsuro Ishizuka

1. Date of BirthDecember 23, 1955
2. Education
March, 1978Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University
3. Business Experience
October, 2009General Manager of Hitachi Works, Power Systems Company
April, 2009General Manager of Hitachi Works, Power Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd.
October, 2007Senior Vice President of Hitachi America, Ltd.
July, 2007Administrative Officer and Deputy General Manager of Hitachi Works, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd., Deputy General Manager of Nuclear Systems Division, Power Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd.
April, 2005Deputy General Manager of Hitachi Works and Nuclear Systems Division, Power Systems Group
April, 2004Deputy General Manager of Power & Industrial Systems Business Administration Division and General Manager of Strategic Planning Division, Power & Industrial Systems Business Administration Division
September, 2003Deputy General Manager of Hitachi Works, Power and Industrial Systems Group
October, 2002General Manager of Quality Control Division, Power and Industrial Systems Division, Power and Industrial Systems Group
February, 2001Senior Manager of Power Electric Machine Design Department, Generator Systems Division, Power and Industrial Systems Division, Power and Industrial Systems Group
April, 1978Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

Yoshifumi Kanda

1. Date of BirthMarch 10, 1952
2. Education
March, 1974Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Kobe University
3. Business Experience
December, 2008General Manager of Chugoku Area Operation
April, 2006General Manager of Industrial Manufacturing & Services Systems Sales Management Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group
April, 2004General Manager of Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Sales Management Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group
April, 2002Deputy General Manager of Kansai Area Operation
February, 2001Senior Manager of Government & Public Corporation Information System Sales Department, Kansai Area Operation
August, 1996Senior Manager of Electric Power Department, Kansai Area Operation
April, 1974Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

Kazuhiro Kurihara

1. Date of BirthDecember 6, 1952
2. Education
March, 1976Graduated from the Faculty of Economics, the University of Tokyo
3. Business Experience
April, 2010General Manager of Chubu Area Operation
April, 2009General Manager of Sales & Marketing Division, Industrial Systems Group
April, 2007General Manager of Transportation Systems Division, Industrial Systems Group
April, 2006General Manager of China Business Development Office, Industrial Systems Group
February, 2006Deputy General Manager of Hitachi (China) Ltd. and General Manager of China Business Development Office, Industrial Systems Group
April, 2005Deputy General Manager of Hitachi (China) Ltd.
April, 2003General Manager and CIO of Strategic Market Planning Division
August, 2001Senior Manager of Planning Department, Corporate Marketing Group
August, 2000Senior Manager of JR Department, Transportation Systems Sales Division, Industrial Systems Sales Operations Group, Power and Industrial Systems Group
April, 1976Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

Yasuo Tanabe

1. Date of BirthOctober 5, 1954
2. Education
March, 1978Graduated from the Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo
June, 1985Graduated from the Graduate Program, the Department of Political Science, Stanford University
3. Business Experience
June, 2010Assistant to the Executive Vice President of Hitachi, Ltd.
March, 2010Retired Deputy Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau, MOFA
July, 2006Deputy Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA)
July, 2004Vice-President of Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, Independent Administrative Agency
October, 2002Director of International Affairs Division, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
June, 2000Director of Recycling Promotion Division, Environment & Technology Bureau, MITI
July, 1998Director of Europe/Russia/Middle East Division, International Trade Policy Bureau, MITI
June, 1996Director of Petroleum Exploration and Production Division, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, MITI
April, 1978Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)

Toshikazu Nishino

1. Date of BirthJanuary 9, 1955
2. Education
March, 1980Graduated from the Physics Course, the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, the Tokyo Institute of Technology
3. Business Experience
April, 2010Senior Manager of Strategy & Project Office, Supervisory Office for Management Reforms, Hitachi, Ltd.
April, 2009Board Director of Renesas Technology Corp.
October, 2008Assistant to the Executive Vice President of Hitachi, Ltd.
August, 2005Director, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
April, 2005General Manager of Corporate Technology Office, Hitachi Group - Corporate Strategy, Hitachi Group Headquarters, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Planning & Development Office
April, 2002General Manager of Central Research Laboratory
July, 2000Senior Manager of Corporate Venture Capital Office
February, 1997Senior Manager of Optoelectronics Department, Central Research Laboratory
April, 1980Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

Masaharu Hanyu

1. Date of BirthFebruary 20, 1951
2. Education
March, 1975Graduated from the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
3. Business Experience
July, 2007President and Representative Director of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
April, 2005General Manager of Nuclear Systems Division, Power Systems Group
April, 2004Deputy General Manager of Industrial Systems Division, Industrial Systems Group and General Manager of Industrial Plants Division
April, 2003General Manager of Industrial Plants Division, Power and Industrial Systems Group
January, 2000Senior Manager of Nuclear Plant Service Department, Hitachi Engineering and Product Division, Nuclear Systems Division, Power and Industrial Systems Group
April, 1975Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

Toshiaki Higashihara

1. Date of BirthFebruary 16, 1955
2. Education
September, 1990Graduated from the graduate program in computer science, the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Boston University
March, 1977Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, the University of Tokushima
3. Business Experience
June, 2010President and Representative Director of Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
April, 2010Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
April, 2008President of Hitachi Power Europe GmbH
April, 2007Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer of Power Systems Group
April, 2006Chief Operating Officer of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group
April, 2004General Manager of Information & Control Systems Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group
October, 2001General Manager of Public Utility and Energy Industry Information Systems Division, Information & Control Systems Division, System Solutions Group
August, 2000Senior Manager of Public Utility and Energy Industry Information Systems Design Department, Information & Control Systems Division, Power and Industrial Systems Group
April, 1999Senior Manager of Transportation Systems Design Department, Omika Industrial Systems Division, Power and Industrial Systems Group
April, 1977Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

Naoki Mitarai

1. Date of BirthOctober 30, 1952
2. Education
March, 1976Graduated from the Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo
3. Business Experience
April, 2010General Manager of Corporate Administration Division, Human Capital Group
January, 2006General Manager of Group Company Office, Hitachi Group Headquarters
April, 2005General Manager of Group Company Office, Hitachi Group - Corporate Strategy, Hitachi Group Headquarters
April, 2004Deputy General Manager of Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Sales Management Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group
April, 2003Executive Marketing Manager of Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Sales Management Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group
July, 2000General Manager of Employee Relations Department
April, 1976Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

Contacts

Japan
Masanao Sato
Hitachi, Ltd.
+81-3-5208-9324
masanao.sato.sz@hitachi.com

U.S.
Mickey Takeuchi
Hitachi America, Ltd.
+1-914-333-2987
masayuki.takeuchi@hal.hitachi.com