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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hitachi Announces Organization Changes and Executive Changes Tokyo, February 4, 2014 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) today announced the following organization changes and executive changes in accordance with a resolution passed by a meeting of the Board of Directors. 1. Organization Changes [Effective April 1, 2014] Hitachi Group Headquarters for Post-earthquake Reconstruction and Redevelopment will be discontinued. Healthcare Business Strategy Division will be discontinued, and Health Care Group and Health Care Company will be established. 2. Executive Changes (1) Promotion [Effective April 1, 2014] * Executives are listed by position and in Japanese alphabetical order of surname within each grouping. Tatsuro Ishizuka Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Power Systems Group, President & CEO of Infrastructure Systems Group, CTrO, and Deputy General Manager of Smart Transformation Project Initiatives Division Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Business Incubation, President & CEO of Power Systems Group and Power Systems Company, CTrO, and Deputy General Manager of Smart Transformation Project Initiatives Division Yutaka Saito Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group and

- 2 - Information & Telecommunication Systems Company Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group Ryuichi Kitayama Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, CMO, and General Manager of Corporate Sales & Marketing Group Vice President and Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Sales & Marketing Group, and Project Leader of Sales Operations Transformation Project, Smart Transformation Project Initiatives Division (2) Reappointment [Effective April 1, 2014] Masahiro Kitano Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Health Care Group and Health Care Company President and CEO, and Director, Hitachi Medical Corporation Kaichiro Sakuma Vice President and Executive Officer, Vice President of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, and Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. (3) New Appointment [Effective April 1, 2014] Kenichi Kokubo Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive for China

- 3 - Chief Executive for China Yoshitaka Tsuda Vice President and Executive Officer, CMO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, and General Manager of Sales Management & Accounting Division Group, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group CMO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, and General Manager of Sales Management & Accounting Division Group, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group Hidenobu Nakahata Vice President and Executive Officer, CHRO, and General Manager of Human Capital Group Deputy General Manager of Human Capital Group Katsumi Nagasawa Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Power Systems Company, Power Systems Group General Manager of Hitachi Works, and CEO of Power & Industrial Systems, Medical Systems and Nuclear Equipment Division, Power Systems Company, Power Systems Group (4) Changes of Position [Effective April 1, 2014] * Underlined positions will be changed Hiroaki Nakanishi Representative Executive Officer, Chairman & CEO * Changes except for General Manager of Hitachi Group Headquarters for Post-earthquake Reconstruction and Redevelopment,

- 4 - Smart Transformation Project Initiatives Division, and Healthcare Business Strategy Division have been announced on January 8, 2014. Representative Executive Officer and President, General Manager of Hitachi Group Headquarters for Post-earthquake Reconstruction and Redevelopment, Smart Transformation Project Initiatives Division, and Healthcare Business Strategy Division Toshiaki Higashihara Representative Executive Officer, President & COO, and General Manager of Smart Transformation Project Initiatives Division * Changes except for General Manager of Smart Transformation Project Initiatives Division have been announced on January 8, 2014 Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Medical Systems Business, President & CEO of Infrastructure Systems Group and Infrastructure Systems Company Shinjiro Iwata Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, CIO, and General Manager of End-to-End Supply Chain Project Division Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, CIO, and General manager of End-to-End Supply Chain Project Division Koji Tanaka Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Strengthening of Products Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Power Systems Business, and Infrastructure Systems Business

- 5 - Toshiaki Kuzuoka Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, General Counsel & Head of Corporate Communication, Head of Risk Management, General Manager of Legal and Communications Group, and General Manager of Risk Management Group Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, General Counsel & Head of Corporate Communication, Head of Risk Management, General Manager of Legal and Communications Group, General Manager of Risk Management Group, and Deputy General Manager of Hitachi Group Headquarters for Post-earthquake Reconstruction and Redevelopment Toshikazu Nishino Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, CSO, General Manager of Strategy Planning Division, and Deputy General Manager of End-to-End Supply Chain Project Division Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, CSO, General Manager of Strategy Planning Division, General Manager of Business Planning Division, Healthcare Business Strategy Division, and Deputy General Manager of End-to-End Supply Chain Project Division Kazuhiro Kurihara Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Marketing and Sales, General Manager of Social Innovation Business Project Division, Service Businesses Incubation Division, and Smart City Project Division Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Marketing and Sales, and Medical Systems Business, General Manager of Social Innovation Business Project Division, Service Businesses Incubation Division, and Smart City Project Division Keiji Kojima Vice President and Executive Officer, CTO, and General Manager of Research &

- 6 - Development Group Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Hitachi Research Laboratory, Research & Development Group Kunizo Sakai Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Infrastructure Systems Company, Infrastructure Systems Group Vice President and Executive Officer, CEO of Plant Systems, Infrastructure Systems Company, Infrastructure Systems Group Keiichi Shiotsuka Vice President and Executive Officer, CEO of Systems & Service Business, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group Vice President and Executive Officer, CEO of Services Deployment Business, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group Hiroshi Nakayama Vice President and Executive Officer, Head of MONOZUKURI & Quality Assurance Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Rail Systems Company, Infrastructure Systems Group Masaya Watanabe Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Global Service Business Promotion of Information & Telecommunication Systems Business, Chairman of Hitachi Information & Telecommunication Systems Global Holding Corporation, and Chairman of Hitachi Consulting Corporation

- 7 - Vice President and Executive Officer, CSO and CIO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group (5) Resignation [Effective March 31, 2014] Shigeru Azuhata, currently Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Medical Systems Business, CTO, and General Manager of Research & Development Group * Scheduled to be appointed Fellow of Hitachi, Ltd., effective April 1, 2014. Nobuo Mochida, currently Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of High Functional Materials & Components, and Automotive Systems Business, Head of MONOZUKURI & Quality Assurance * Scheduled to be appointed Associate of Hitachi, Ltd., effective April 1, 2014. * Mr. Mochida 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. Mochida will assume the position of Director. Masahide Tanigaki, currently Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, CMO, and General Manager of Corporate Sales & Marketing Group * Scheduled to be appointed Chairman of the Board, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd., effective April 1, 2014. Naoki Mitarai, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, CHRO, General Manager of Human Capital Group, and Project Leader of Headquarters Transformation Project and Global Human Resources Transformation Project, Smart Transformation Project Initiatives Division * Scheduled to be appointed Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, effective April 1, 2014. Yoshihiko Mogami, currently Vice President and Executive Officer, Vice President of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, and CEO of System Solutions Business, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group * Scheduled to be appointed Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Transport System, Ltd., effective April 1, 2014.

- 8 - About Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 326,000 employees worldwide. The company s consolidated revenues for fiscal 2012 (ended March 31, 2013) totaled 9,041 billion yen ($96.1 billion). Hitachi is focusing more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes infrastructure systems, information & telecommunication systems, power systems, construction machinery, high functional material & components, automotive systems and others. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com. # # #

- 1 - <Reference> 1. Executive Officers [Effective April 1, 2014] * Executives are listed by position and in Japanese alphabetical order of surname within each grouping. (a) Promotion (b) Reappointment (c) New Appointment (a) Hiroaki Nakanishi Representative Executive Officer, Chairman & CEO (a) Toshiaki Higashihara Representative Executive Officer, President & COO, and General Manager of Smart Transformation Project Initiatives Division (a) Tatsuro Ishizuka Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Power Systems Group, President & CEO of Infrastructure Systems Group, CTrO, and Deputy General Manager of Smart Transformation Project Initiatives Division Shinjiro Iwata Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, CIO, and General Manager of End-to-End Supply Chain Project Division (a) Yutaka Saito Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group and Information & Telecommunication Systems Company Koji Tanaka Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Strengthening of Products Junzo Nakajima Toyoaki Nakamura Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, CEO for Asia Pacific Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Pension System, CFO, and General Manager of Consumer Business Division

- 2 - (b) Masahiro Kitano Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Health Care Group and Health Care Company (a) Ryuichi Kitayama Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, CMO, and General Manager of Corporate Sales & Marketing Group Toshiaki Kuzuoka Toshikazu Nishino Toshio Ikemura Hiroto Uozumi Shinichiro Omori Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, General Counsel & Head of Corporate Communication, Head of Risk Management, General Manager of Legal and Communications Group, and General Manager of Risk Management Group Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, CSO, General Manager of Strategy Planning Division, and Deputy General Manager of End-to-End Supply Chain Project Division Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Urban Planning and Development Systems Company, Infrastructure Systems Group Vice President and Executive Officer, CEO of Nuclear Systems, General Manager of Nuclear Systems Division, and Global Nuclear Energy Business Division, Power Systems Company, Power Systems Group Vice President and Executive Officer, CPO, General Manager of Corporate Procurement Division, and Project Leader of Direct Materials Cost Transformation Project and Indirect Materials Cost Transformation Project, Smart Transformation Project Initiatives Division

- 3 - Kaoru Kawano Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Infrastructure Systems General Sales Division, Infrastructure Systems Group Yoshifumi Kanda Vice President and Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Sales & Marketing Group, and General Manager of Power Systems Sales Management Division, Power Systems Company, Power Systems Group Yoshihito Kitamatsu Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Pension System, General Manager of Finance Group and Financial Strategy Division, and Project Leader of Administrative Operations Transformation Project, Smart Transformation Project Initiatives Division Kazuhiro Kurihara Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Marketing and Sales, General Manager of Social Innovation Business Project Division, Service Businesses Incubation Division, and Smart City Project Division (c) Kenichi Kokubo Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive for China Keiji Kojima Vice President and Executive Officer, CTO, and General Manager of Research & Development Group Kunizo Sakai Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Infrastructure Systems Company, Infrastructure Systems Group (b) Kaichiro Sakuma Vice President and Executive Officer, Vice President of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, and Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.

- 4 - Keiichi Shiotsuka Vice President and Executive Officer, CEO of Systems & Service Business, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group Akira Shimizu Vice President and Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Sales & Marketing Group, General Manager of Regional Strategies Division, Corporate Sales & Marketing Group Yasuo Tanabe Vice President and Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Legal and Communications Group, and General Manager of Government & External Relations Division, Legal and Communications Group (c) Yoshitaka Tsuda Vice President and Executive Officer, CMO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, and General Manager of Sales Management & Accounting Division Group, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group (c) Hidenobu Nakahata Vice President and Executive Officer, CHRO, and General Manager of Human Capital Group Hiroshi Nakayama Vice President and Executive Officer, Head of MONOZUKURI & Quality Assurance (c) Katsumi Nagasawa Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Power Systems Company, Power Systems Group Masaya Watanabe Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Global Service Business Promotion of Information & Telecommunication Systems Business, Chairman of Hitachi Information & Telecommunication Systems Global Holding Corporation, and Chairman of Hitachi Consulting Corporation CEO COO : Chief Executive Officer : Chief Operating Officer

- 5 - CTO : Chief Technology Officer CIO : Chief Information Officer CFO : Chief Financial Officer CTrO : Chief Transformation Officer CMO : Chief Marketing Officer CSO : Chief Strategy Officer CPO : Chief Procurement Officer CHRO : Chief Human Resources Officer

- 6-2. Biography * Executives are listed by position and in Japanese alphabetical order of surname within each grouping. (1) New Representative Executive Officers Tatsuro Ishizuka 1. Date of Birth December 23, 1955 2. Education March, 1978 Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University 3. Share Ownership 32,000 shares (as of February 4, 2014) 4. Business Experience April, 2013 Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Power Systems Group and Power Systems Company, Hitachi Group Chief Transformation Officer * and Deputy General Manager of Smart Transformation Project Initiatives Division, Hitachi, Ltd. * CTrO as of October, 2013 April, 2012 April, 2011 October, 2009 April, 2009 October, 2007 July, 2007 April, 2005 April, 2004 Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Power Systems Group and Power Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd. Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Power Systems Company and Deputy General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division, Hitachi, Ltd. General Manager of Hitachi Works, Power Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd. General Manager of Hitachi Works, Power Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. Senior Vice President of Hitachi America, Ltd. Administrative Officer of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd., Deputy General Manager of Hitachi Works, and Deputy General Manager of Nuclear Systems Division, Power Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. Deputy General Manager of Hitachi Works and Nuclear Systems Division, Power Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. Deputy General Manager of Power & Industrial Systems Business Administration Division and General Manager of Strategic Planning Division, Power & Industrial Systems Business Administration Division, Hitachi, Ltd.

- 7 - September, 2003 October, 2002 February, 2001 April, 1978 Deputy General Manager of Hitachi Works, Power and Industrial Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. General Manager of Quality Control Division, Power and Industrial Systems Division, Power and Industrial Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. Senior Manager of Power Electric Machine Design Department, Generator Systems Division, Power and Industrial Systems Division, Power and Industrial Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. Joined Hitachi, Ltd. Yutaka Saito 1. Date of Birth December 11, 1954 2. Education March, 1979 Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 3. Share Ownership 21,000 shares (as of February 4, 2014) 4. Business Experience April, 2013 Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2012 Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Infrastructure Systems Group and Infrastructure Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2010 Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Information & Control Systems Company, and Deputy General Manager of Smart City Business Management Division, Hitachi, Ltd. October, 2009 President & CEO of Information & Control Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2009 Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Technology Officer and General Manager of Strategy Planning & Development Office, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd.

- 8 - April, 2006 April, 2005 October, 2003 April, 2003 June, 2001 August, 1998 April, 1979 General Manager of Information & Control Systems Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. General Manager of Public & Municipal Systems Division, Industrial Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. General Manager of Business Planning Division, Public & Municipal Systems Division, Power & Industrial Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. General Manager of Social Technology System Division, Public & Municipal Systems Division, Power & Industrial Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. General Manager of Social System Design Department, System Design Division, Information & Control Systems Division, Solution Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. General Manager of Industrial Control System Design Division, Omika Works, Hitachi, Ltd. Joined Hitachi, Ltd. Ryuichi Kitayama 1. Date of Birth February 4, 1952 2. Education March, 1976 Graduated from Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University 3. Share Ownership 25,000 shares (as of February 4, 2014) 4. Business Experience October, 2013 Vice President and Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Sales & Marketing Group, and Project Leader of Sales Operations Transformation Project, Smart Transformation Project Initiatives Division, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2012 Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive for China, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2010 Vice President and Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group, General Manager of Domestic Marketing Division, and Customer Satisfaction Promotion Center, Hitachi, Ltd.

- 9 - October, 2009 Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager of Sales Management & Accounting Division, Information & Telecommunication Group, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Deputy General Manager of Domestic Marketing Division, Corporate Marketing Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2009 Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager of Sales Management & Accounting Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Marketing Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2006 General Manager of Financial Information Systems Sales Management Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2004 President and Director of Hitachi Hi-System21 Co., Ltd. April, 2003 General Manager of Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Sales Management Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2002 Executive Marketing Manager of Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Sales Management Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems, Information Business Group, Hitachi, Ltd. February, 2001 General Manager of Sales Operation 1, Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Division, Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. February,1996 Department Manager of Government Sales Department 1, Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Sales Management Division, Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 1976 Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

- 10 - (2) Reappointment and New appointment of Executive Officers Masahiro Kitano 1. Date of Birth November 23, 1955 2. Education March, 1980 Graduated from Graduate School of Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University 3. Business Experience June, 2012 President and CEO, and Director, Hitachi Medical Corporation April, 2012 President and CEO, Hitachi Medical Corporation June, 2011 Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Environmental Strategy Office, General Manager of MONOZUKURI Group, General Manager of MONOZUKURI Strategy Division, and Deputy General Manager of Hitachi Group Headquarters for Post-earthquake Reconstruction and Redevelopment, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2011 Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Environmental Strategy Office, General Manager of MONOZUKURI Group, and General Manager of MONOZUKURI Strategy Division, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2010 Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Environmental Strategy Office, Deputy General Manager of Supervisory Office for Product Environmental Information, General Manager of MONOZUKURI Group, and General Manager of MONOZUKURI Technology Division, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2009 Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Platform Business, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2007 Chief Strategy Officer of Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, and General Manager of Strategy Planning & Development Office, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2004 General Manager of Enterprise Server Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd.

- 11 - April, 2003 October, 2002 August, 1998 April, 1980 Deputy General Manager of Enterprise Server Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. General Manager of Server Development, Internet Platform Division, Ubiquitous Platform Group, Hitachi, Ltd. Senior Manager of Development, Server Development Division, Hitachi, Ltd. Joined Hitachi, Ltd. Kenichi Kokubo 1. Date of Birth November 25, 1955 2. Education March, 1979 Graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies 3. Business Experience October, 2013 Chief Executive for China, and President of Hitachi (China) Ltd. April, 2011 President of Hitachi (China) Ltd. April, 2010 General Manager of International Power Sales & Marketing Division, Power Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd. October, 2005 Deputy General Manager of International Power Sales & Marketing Division, Power Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2004 General Manager of Asia Department, International Power Sales & Marketing Division, Power Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2003 General Manager of International Sales & Marketing Department 1, International Power Sales & Marketing Division, Thermal & Hydroelectric Systems Division, Power & Industrial Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2002 General Manager of Thermal & Nuclear Power Department 2, International Power Sales & Marketing Division, Thermal & Hydroelectric Systems Division, Power & Industrial Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 1979 Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

- 12 - Kaichiro Sakuma 1. Date of Birth January 29, 1954 2. Education March, 1979 Graduated from Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo 3. Business Experience April, 2013 Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. April, 2010 Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Platform Systems Business, Information & Telecommunication Group, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2009 Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of System Solutions Business, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2008 President & Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Information & Telecommunication Systems Global Holding Corporation April, 2007 Senior Executive Vice President of Hitachi Data Systems Solutions Holding Corporation March, 2006 Chief Strategy Officer and General Manager of Strategy Planning & Development Office, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2005 General Manager of Industrial Manufacturing & Services System Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2002 General Manager of Cross-Market Solution Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. February, 2000 General Manager of Government & Public Corporation Information Systems, Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Department, Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd.

- 13 - August, 1999 April, 1979 Senior Manager of Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Department IV, Government & Public Corporation Information Systems, Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. Joined Hitachi, Ltd. Yoshitaka Tsuda 1. Date of Birth July 3, 1955 2. Education March, 1979 Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology 3. Business Experience October, 2013 CMO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, and General Manager of Sales Management & Accounting Division Group, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2012 CMO of Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, and General Manager of Sales Management & Accounting Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2009 General Manager of Kyusyu Area Operation, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2006 General Manager of Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Sales Management Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2004 Deputy General Manager of Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Sales Management Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd.

- 14 - April, 2002 General Manager of Sales Operation 2, Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Sales Management Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. August, 2001 Department Manager of Government Sales Department 2, Sales Operation 1, Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Sales Management Division, Solution Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. February, 1998 Department Manager of Government Sales Department 4, Government & Public Corporation Information Systems Sales Management Division, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 1979 Joined Hitachi, Ltd. Katsumi Nagasawa 1. Date of Birth October 18, 1956 2. Education August, 1992 Graduated from Master of Industrial Engineering, Auburn University March, 1980 Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 3. Business Experience April, 2013 General Manager of Hitachi Works and CEO of Power & Industrial Systems, Medical Systems and Nuclear Equipment Division, Power Systems Company, Power Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2012 General Manager of Hitachi Works, Power Systems Company, Power Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. October, 2011 General Manager of Strategy Planning Division, Strategic Management Division, Power Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2011 General Manager of International Strategy Division, Power Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd., and Executive Vice President of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. January, 2011 General Manager of International Strategy Division, Power Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd., and CSO of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.

- 15 - October, 2010 October, 2008 July, 2007 April, 2006 June, 2002 April, 1980 General Manager of International Strategy Division, Power Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd. Vice President of Hitachi Power Systems America, Ltd. General Manager of Nuclear Power Business Development & Management Division, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. General Manager of Nuclear Power Business Development & Management Division, Nuclear Systems Division, Power Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. Department Manager of Nuclear Plant Service Engineering Department, Hitachi Works, Nuclear Systems Division, Power & Industrial Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. Joined Hitachi, Ltd. Hidenobu Nakahata 1. Date of Birth January 24, 1961 2. Education March, 1983 Graduated from Faculty of Law, Kyushu University 3. Business Experience October, 2013 Deputy General Manager of Human Capital Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2013 Deputy General Manager of Global Human Capital Division, Human Capital Group, Hitachi, Ltd. July, 2012 General Manager of Human Resources & General Affairs Division, Infrastructure Systems Company, Infrastructure Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2012 Deputy General Manager of Human Resources & General Affairs Division, Infrastructure Systems Company, Infrastructure Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. October, 2011 Deputy General Manager of International Strategy Division, Hitachi, Ltd. April, 2008 Senior Manager of Corporate Planning Department, Global Business Division, Hitachi, Ltd. January, 2006 General Manager of Human Capital Office, Hitachi, Ltd. October, 2004 Senior Manager of Human Capital Office, Hitachi, Ltd. July, 2000 General Manager of Human Resources & Administration Corporate Affairs Group, Hitachi Asia Ltd. April, 1983 Joined Hitachi, Ltd. # # #

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