{"id":8763,"date":"2011-03-17T15:59:42","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T15:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hitachi.asia\/?p=8763"},"modified":"2022-03-27T16:32:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T08:32:59","slug":"hitachi-ltd-appoints-new-chief-executive-and-chief-innovation-officer-for-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hitachi.hostwebsite.asia\/th\/hitachi-ltd-appoints-new-chief-executive-and-chief-innovation-officer-for-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Hitachi, Ltd. Appoints New Chief Executive and Chief Innovation Officer for Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1326px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p class=\"TextStyle1\">Information contained in this news release is current as of the date of the press announcement, but may be subject to change without prior notice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hitachi.hostwebsite.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20110317b.pdf\">Hitachi, Ltd. Appoints New Chief Executive and Chief Innovation Officer for Asia (PDF Type, 21 kByte)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12735\" src=\"https:\/\/hitachi.hostwebsite.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/icon_pdf.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"NewsRelease\">\n<div class=\"Section\">\n<p class=\"TextStyle1 RightAdjust\" style=\"text-align: right;\">March 17, 2011<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Hitachi, Ltd. Appoints New Chief Executive and Chief Innovation Officer for Asia<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p class=\"TextStyle1\"><strong>Tokyo, March 17, 2011<\/strong> \u2013 Hitachi, Ltd. today announced the appointment of Mr. Kiyoshi Kinugawa as Chief Executive and Chief Innovation Officer for Asia, Hitachi, Ltd., Chairman of Hitachi Asia Ltd. and Hitachi India Pvt. Ltd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TextStyle1\">Mr. Yasunori Taga, current Chief Executive and Chief Innovation Officer for Asia, Hitachi, Ltd., will be appointed Associate of Hitachi, Ltd., effective on April 1, 2011. Mr. Kiyoshi Kinugawa is presently General Manager of Sales &amp; Marketing Division, Industrial &amp; Social Infrastructure Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd. He is also Deputy General Manager of Marketing Integration &amp; Strategy Division, Industrial &amp; Social Infrastructure Systems Company and International Marketing Division of Corporate Marketing Group, Hitachi, Ltd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TextStyle1\">In 2008, Mr. Kinugawa was appointed as President of Hitachi America, Ltd. after his role as Vice President since 2005.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TextStyle1\">In 2003, Mr. Kinugawa was General Manager of Industrial Systems Sales Division, Power &amp; Industrial Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TextStyle1\">Mr. Kinugawa joined Hitachi, Ltd. in 1975 after graduating from the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at Yokohama City University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:15px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><h5>Biography of Kiyoshi Kinugawa<\/h5><\/h1><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><table class=\"TableStyle3\">\n<caption>Biography of Kiyoshi Kinugawa<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" valign=\"top\"><strong>1. Date of Birth<\/strong><\/th>\n<td>\n<p class=\"TextStyle1\">February 27, 1951<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" valign=\"top\"><strong>2. Education<\/strong><\/th>\n<td>\n<p class=\"TextStyle1\"><strong>March, 1980<\/strong><br \/>\nGraduated from the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Yokohama City University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\" valign=\"top\"><strong>3. Business Experience<\/strong><\/th>\n<td>\n<p class=\"TextStyle1\"><strong>November, 2010<\/strong><br \/>\nGeneral Manager of Sales &amp; Marketing Division, Industrial &amp; Social Infrastructure Systems Company, Deputy General Manager of Marketing Integration &amp; Strategy Division, Industrial &amp; Social Infrastructure Systems Company and International Marketing Division, Corporate Marketing Group<\/p>\n<p class=\"TextStyle1\"><strong>April, 2010<\/strong><br \/>\nGeneral Manager of Sales &amp; Marketing Division, Industrial &amp; Social Infrastructure Systems Company, Deputy General Manager of International Marketing Division, Corporate Marketing Group, Hitachi, Ltd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TextStyle1\"><strong>October, 2008<\/strong><br \/>\nPresident of Hitachi America, Ltd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TextStyle1\"><strong>October, 2005<\/strong><br \/>\nVice President of Hitachi America, Ltd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TextStyle1\"><strong>October, 2003<\/strong><br \/>\nGeneral Manager of Industrial Systems Sales Division, Power &amp; Industrial Systems Group<\/p>\n<p class=\"TextStyle1\"><strong>November, 2001<\/strong><br \/>\nGeneral Manager of Plant Sales Division, Industrial Systems Sales Operations Group, Power &amp; Industrial Systems Group<\/p>\n<p class=\"TextStyle1\"><strong>April, 1999<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Manager of Chemical Plant Department, Plant Sales Division, Industrial Systems Sales Operations Group, Power &amp; Industrial Systems Group<\/p>\n<p class=\"TextStyle1\"><strong>April, 1975<\/strong><br \/>\nJoined Hitachi, Ltd.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0 !important;padding-right : 0 !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0 !important;padding-left : 0 !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1326px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:15px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><h5>About Hitachi Ltd.<\/h5><\/h1><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><div class=\"Section\">\n<p class=\"TextStyle1\">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&#8217;s website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hitachi.com\/\">http:\/\/www.hitachi.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0 !important;padding-right : 0 !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0 !important;padding-left : 0 !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1326px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:15px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><h5>About Hitachi Asia Ltd.<\/h5><\/h1><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><div class=\"Section\">\n<div class=\"NewsRelease\">\n<div class=\"Section\">\n<p class=\"TextStyle1\">Hitachi Asia Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., established in Singapore in 1989, operates across seven Asian countries (India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam). Business includes information systems, power and industrial systems, digital media systems, and international procurement. For more information about Hitachi Asia, please visit the website at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitachi.com.sg\/\">https:\/\/www.hitachi.com.sg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0 !important;padding-right : 0 !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0 !important;padding-left : 0 !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-3{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hitachi, Ltd. today announced the appointment of Mr. Kiyoshi Kinugawa as Chief Executive and Chief Innovation Officer for Asia, Hitachi, Ltd., Chairman of Hitachi Asia Ltd. and Hitachi India Pvt. 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