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Hitachi Automotive Systems Announces Change of President

Tokyo, February 4, 2015 --- Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. today announced that the change of President was determined as stated below.

1.Promotion [Effective April 1, 2015]

President & COO, Representative Director
Hideaki Seki, currently Executive Vice President, Board Director    

Biography of Hideaki Seki

(1)Date of Birth	March 10, 1957
(2)Education	March, 1979	Graduated from Department of Mechanical, Engineering, Faculty of Foundation Engineering, Osaka University
(3)Business Experience	April, 2014	Executive Vice President, Board Director, Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd
	April, 2013	Vice President, Board Director, Division Director, Powertrain & Electronic Control Systems Division, Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
	April, 2011	Board Director, Division Director, Powertrain & Electronic Control Systems Division, Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
	April, 2010	Deputy General Manager of Motor Power Systems Division, Hitachi, Ltd. and Vice Division Director, Powertrain & Electronic Control Systems Division, Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
	October, 2006	Deputy General Manager of Motor Power Systems Division, Hitachi, Ltd.
	April, 2004	General Manager of Business Planning Division, Urban Development Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd.
	April, 2001	General Manager of Sales Division, Building Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd.
	April, 1999	General Manager of Sales Engineering Department, Sales Division, Elevators & Escalators Group, Hitachi, Ltd.
	April, 1979	Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

2. Resignation [Effective March 31, 2015]

Hiroshi Sato, currently President & COO, Representative Director

• *Scheduled to be appointed Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Urban Planning and Development Systems Company, Power & Infrastructure Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. effective April 1, 2015.

About Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.

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 management systems, electric power train systems, drive control systems and car information systems. For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi-automotive.co.jp/en/.