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.
January 31, 2018
Tokyo, January 31, 2018 --- Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. today announced that the change of President was determined as stated below.
![[image]President & CEO, Representative Director Dr. Brice Koch, currently Executive Advisor to CEO, Hitachi, Ltd.](180131e.jpg)
Representative Director, President & CEO
Dr. Brice Koch, currently Executive Advisor to CEO,
Hitachi, Ltd.
| (1)Date of Birth | May 24, 1964 | |
| (2)Nationality | Swiss | |
| (3)Birth Place | Mulhouse, France | |
| (4)Education | ||
| August, 1993 | PhD in Material Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland |
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| (5)Business Experience | ||
| May, 2017 | Executive Advisor to CEO, Hitachi, Ltd. | |
| January, 2014 | Chief Executive Officer, OC Oerlikon Group, Switzerland | |
| February, 2012 | Executive Vice President, Head of Power Systems Division, Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd. |
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| January, 2010 | Executive Vice President, Head of Marketing and Customer Solutions, Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd. |
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| January, 2007 | ABB North Asia President, Chairman and President of ABB (China) Ltd. |
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| January, 2002 | Business Area Manager for Transformers & Components Group, ABB Senior Vice President and member of the Power Technologies Global Division Management Team |
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| January, 1999 | ABB Business Unit Manager for Railway Systems | |
| February, 1994 | Joined ABB Group, Switzerland (- January, 1999 various management positions in ABB) |
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| February, 1990 | Assistant Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland |
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Hideaki Seki, currently Representative Director, President & CEO
Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company is engaged in the development, manufacture, sales and services of automotive components, transportation related components, industrial machines and systems, and offers a wide range of automotive systems including engine powertrain systems, electric powertrain systems, integrated vehicle control systems. For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi-automotive.co.jp/en/.
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