Directors and Executive Officers: Board of Directors

Board of Directors | Executive Officers

As of June 24, 2026

Ikuro Sugawara	Independent Director
Ilham Kadri	Independent Director
Takashi Nishijima	Independent Director
Masahiko Chino	Independent Director
Helmuth Ludwig	Independent Director
Eriko Sakurai	Independent Director
Isabelle Deschamps	Independent Director
Ravi Venkatesan	Independent Director
Toshiaki Higashihara	Director
Mitsuaki Nishiyama	Director
Toshiaki Tokunaga	Director

Note: Independent Directors are listed first, followed by Directors.

Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions

Ikuro Sugawara

Ikuro Sugawara - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
4/1981	Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan (currently Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (“METI”))
7/2010	Director-General of the Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, METI
9/2012	Director-General of the Manufacturing Industries Bureau, METI
6/2013	Director-General of the Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI
7/2015	Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
8/2017	Special Advisor to the Cabinet of Japan (retired in June 2018)
6/2022	Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office)

Ilham Kadri

Ilham Kadri - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
1/2007	Marketing Director of Rohm and Haas Company (USA) (currently The Dow Chemical Company)
9/2009	General Manager of the Dow Advanced Materials Division (Middle East and Africa), and the Europe, Middle East and Africa Commercial Director of the Dow Water & Process Solutions Division, of The Dow Chemical Company (USA)
1/2013	President of Diversey Care, Vice President of Sealed Air Corporation (USA)
1/2017	Senior Vice President, Sealed Air Corporation (USA)
9/2017	President and CEO of Diversey, Inc. (USA)
3/2019	CEO of Solvay S.A. (Belgium) (retired in December 2023)
12/2023	CEO of Syensqo SA (Belgium) (retired in December 2025)
6/2026	Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office)

Takashi Nishijima

Takashi Nishijima - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
4/1981	Joined Hokushin Electric Works, Ltd. (currently Yokogawa Electric Corporation)
10/2008	Vice President, Head of Control Products Business Center, IA Business Headquarters, Yokogawa Electric Corporation
4/2010	President, Yokogawa Meters & Instruments Corporation (retired in March 2012)
6/2011	Director, Yokogawa Electric Corporation
4/2012	Director and Senior Vice President, Head of IA Platform Business Headquarters, Yokogawa Electric Corporation
4/2013	President and Chief Operating Officer, Yokogawa Electric Corporation
4/2019	Chairman and Representative Director, Yokogawa Electric Corporation
4/2021	Chairman, Yokogawa Electric Corporation (retired in June 2023)
6/2025	Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office)

Masahiko Chino

Masahiko Chino - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
10/1988	Joined Peat Marwick Japan-Minato Audit Corporation (currently KPMG AZSA LLC)
7/1993	Seconded to KPMG US firm (until July 1997)
9/2001	Representative Partner, KPMG FAS Co., Ltd. (currently in office, scheduled to retire in June 2026)
9/2009	Director, KPMG Healthcare Japan Co., Ltd. (currently in office, scheduled to retire in June 2026)
8/2018	Senior Executive Board Member, KPMG AZSA LLC (retired in June 2025)
10/2019	Chairman of the Board, KPMG Consulting Co., Ltd (retired in December 2024)
9/2021	Representative Director and Chairman, KPMG Ignition Tokyo Inc. (currently in office, scheduled to retire in June 2026)
10/2022	Representative Director, KPMG Advisory Lighthouse, Inc (currently in office, scheduled to retire in June 2026)
3/2023	Co-Chairman, KPMG Japan (currently in office, scheduled to retire in June 2026)
1/2025	Representative Director, KPMG Consulting Co., Ltd. (currently in office, scheduled to retire in June 2026)
7/2025	Senior Executive Officer, KPMG AZSA LLC (currently in office, scheduled to retire in June 2026)
12/2025	President & CEO, KPMG Advisory Holdings Co., Ltd. (currently in office, scheduled to retire in June 2026)
6/2026	Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office)

Helmuth Ludwig

Helmuth Ludwig - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
6/2001	President, Software and System House Division, Siemens AG (Germany)
8/2002	President, Systems Engineering Division, Automation and Drives Group, Siemens AG (Germany)
8/2007	President, Siemens PLM Software, Inc. (USA)
10/2010	Global Head of Communications, Industry Automation, Siemens Corp. (USA)
10/2011	President and CEO, Industry Sector, North America, Siemens Industry, Inc. (USA)
10/2014	Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer, Digital Factory Division, Product Lifecycle Management, Siemens Corp. (USA)
10/2016	Chief Information Officer, Siemens AG (Germany) (retired in December 2019)
1/2020	Professor of Practice in Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University (USA) (currently in office)
7/2020	Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office)

Eriko Sakurai

Eriko Sakurai - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
6/1987	Joined Dow Corning Corporation (USA)
5/2008	Director, Dow Corning Toray Co., Ltd. (currently Dow Toray Co.,Ltd.)
3/2009	Chairman and CEO, Representative Director, Dow Corning Toray Co., Ltd. (retired in July 2020)
5/2011	Regional President Japan/Korea, Dow Corning Corporation (USA)
8/2020	President, Representative Director, Dow Chemical Japan Limited (retired in June 2022)
6/2025	Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office)

Isabelle Deschamps

Isabelle Deschamps - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
5/1993	Admitted an Attorney-at-Law at Quebec Bar (Canada)
2/2003	Head of Legal and Company Secretary, Nestle UK Ltd (UK)
11/2009	Admitted as a Solicitor (UK)
10/2012	Senior Vice President, General Counsel Global Categories and Intellectual Property, Unilever PLC (UK)
1/2017	Executive Vice President, General Counsel Europe and Global E-Commerce, Digital and Privacy, Unilever PLC (UK)
1/2018	Executive Vice President, General Counsel Europe and Global Foods & Refreshments, Unilever N.V. (Netherlands)
9/2018	Member of Executive Committee, Group General Counsel, AkzoNobel N.V. (Netherlands)
10/2021	Member of Executive Committee, Chief Legal, Governance & Corporate Affairs Officer, Rio Tinto plc (UK) (currently in office)
6/2024	Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office)

Ravi Venkatesan

Ravi Venkatesan - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
7/1999	Chairman of the Board of Directors, Cummins India Ltd. (India) (retired in March 2004)
1/2004	Chairman, Microsoft India Pvt. Ltd. (India) (retired in September 2011)
4/2011	Independent Director, Infosys Ltd. (India) (retired in May 2018, served as Co-Chairman from April 2017 to August 2017)
4/2013	Venture Partner, Unitus Ventures LLP. (India) (currently Capria Ventures Advisors LLP) (currently in office)
8/2015	Chairman (Non-Executive), Bank of Baroda (India) (retired in August 2018)
9/2018	Special Representative for Young People & Innovation, UNICEF (retired in September 2023)
7/2020	Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office)
10/2022	Board Chair, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, LLC (USA) (currently in office)

Toshiaki Higashihara

Toshiaki Higashihara - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
4/1977	Joined Hitachi, Ltd.
4/2007	Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.
4/2008	President, Hitachi Power Europe GmbH (Germany)
4/2010	Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
6/2010	President and Representative Director, Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
4/2011	Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.
4/2013	Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.
4/2014	Representative Executive Officer and President & COO, Hitachi, Ltd.
6/2014	Representative Executive Officer, President & COO and Director, Hitachi, Ltd.
4/2016	Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO and Director, Hitachi, Ltd.
5/2021	Representative Executive Officer, Executive Chairman, President & CEO and Director, Hitachi, Ltd.
6/2021	Representative Executive Officer, Executive Chairman & CEO and Director, Hitachi, Ltd.
4/2022	Executive Chairman, Representative Executive Officer and Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office)

Mitsuaki Nishiyama

Mitsuaki Nishiyama - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
4/1979	Joined Hitachi, Ltd.
4/2008	General Manager, Finance Department I
4/2011	Executive Officer, Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
6/2012	Executive Officer, Board Director, Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
4/2013	Vice President and Executive Officer, Board Director, Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
7/2013	Vice President and Managing Officer, Hitachi Metals, Ltd. (currently Proterial, Ltd.)
4/2014	Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Metals, Ltd. (retired in March 2015)
4/2015	Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.
4/2016	Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.
4/2020	Representative Executive Officer, Chairperson and CEO, Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
6/2020	Representative Executive Officer, Chairperson, President and CEO, Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
6/2020	Representative Executive Officer, Chairperson, President and CEO, and Director, Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
1/2023	Representative Director, Executive Chairman, Proterial, Ltd. (retired in March 2023)
4/2023	Associate, Hitachi, Ltd.
6/2023	Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office)

Toshiaki Tokunaga

Toshiaki Tokunaga - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
4/1990	Joined Hitachi, Ltd.
4/2014	General Manager, Smart Information Systems Division, Services Division Group, Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd.
4/2017	President, Hitachi Appliances, Inc. (retired in March 2019)
4/2018	General Manager, Smart Life & Ecofriendly Systems Division, Hitachi, Ltd.
4/2019	Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.
4/2020	Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.
4/2021	Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.
4/2025	Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO, Hitachi, Ltd.
6/2025	Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO and Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office)