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Appointment of New Executive Officer

As described briefly below, Hitachi Cable has decided to appoint a new Executive Officer.

1. Appointment of New Executive Officer (as of April 1, 2010)

New position Name Current position
(as of February 4, 2010)
Senior Executive Managing Officer
(newly appointed)
Koichiro Nishikawa Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.

2. Brief career history of incoming Executive Officer Koichiro Nishikawa

Home prefecture Osaka Prefecture
Date of birth July 12, 1947
Education March 1970 Graduated from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Law
  June 1975 MBA, Harvard University
Brief career history April 1970 Joined Hitachi, Ltd.
  August 1995 Appointed Vice President, Hitachi America, Ltd.
  April 1999 Appointed General Manager, Business Development Office, Hitachi, Ltd.
  April 2001 Appointed General Manager, Global Business Development Division, Hitachi, Ltd.
  April 2003 Appointed General Manager, Business Development, Hitachi, Ltd.
  June 2003 Appointed Executive Officer
General Manager, Business Development, Hitachi, Ltd.
  January 2006 Appointed Vice President and Executive Officer in charge of business development, Hitachi, Ltd.
  April 2007
-present
Senior Vice President and Executive Officer in charge of business development, Hitachi, Ltd.
 
 
Mr. Nishikawa will step down as Senior Vice President and Executive Officer of Hitachi, Ltd. effective March 31, 2010.
   
* Note: Other changes in Hitachi Cable's Executive Officers will be announced on February 25, 2010.