Highest accolade to donors of Community Chest, Hitachi gets award from Guest-of-Honour Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/hitachi.hostwebsite.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/1.jpg\")
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Photo shows the Pinnacle Award presented to the Hitachi Group for
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SINGAPORE, October 2<\/strong>2<\/strong>, 2013<\/strong>\u00a0— Hitachi Asia Ltd. today announced that the Hitachi Group was honoured with Community Chest\u2019s prestigious Pinnacle Award presented in ceremony on October 18, 2013. The highest accolade given to supporters of Community Chest, the award was presented to Hitachi by Guest-of-Honour Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam.<\/p>\nThe award was bestowed to the Hitachi Group for its over 20 years of partnership with Community Chest and as recognition of its long standing contribution to the Singapore society. For the past 22 years and as part of its CSR efforts, the Hitachi Group has been making yearly donations to support the social service programmes under Community Chest. The giving is also in conjunction with Hitachi Group\u2019s role as the main sponsor of the annual Christmas Light-up at Orchard Road.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are extremely honoured to receive this year\u2019s Pinnacle Award. The Hitachi Group is proud to work with Community Chest in its mission of providing critical social service programmes to people in need,\u201d said Kiyoaki Iigaya, Chief Executive for Asia, Hitachi, Ltd. and Chairman, Hitachi Asia Ltd. \u201cWith our giving, our organisation is fully committed to actively engage in helping to build a stronger, more vibrant and compassionate Singapore society.\u201d<\/p>\n
With this recognition, Hitachi becomes one of the 20 organizations now part of the prestigious \u201cPinnacle Club Members\u201d elevated to this honour.<\/p>\n
In 2012, Hitachi gave S$220,000 which was a 10% increase from 2011. To date, Hitachi\u2019s donation to Community Chest totalled S$3.8 million.<\/p>\n
As a business, Hitachi launched the representative office of Hitachi, Ltd. in 1963. After establishing factories island-wide catering to various industries, Singapore is now Hitachi\u2019s regional headquarters for the ASEAN region. To date, Hitachi in Singapore has 26 companies and employing over 3,100 people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
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