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    Hitachi Industrial Products, Ltd. Announces the Change of President and Director

    January 31, 2025

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    Tokyo, January 31, 2025 – Hitachi Industrial Products, Ltd. announced the change of President and Director. The appointments take effect on April 1, 2025.

     

    1. New Appointment [Effective April 1, 2025]
    President and Director Shintaro Oku
    (Current Position: Executive Managing Director, General Manager, Electrical Systems Division)

     

    Date of BirthApril 27, 1969
    Place of BirthOsaka, Japan
    EducationMarch 1992 Master of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
    Business ExperienceApril 2023 Executive Managing Director
    General Manager, Electrical Systems Division, Hitachi Industrial Products, Ltd.

    April 2022 Board Director
    General Manager, Electrical Systems Division, Hitachi Industrial Products, Ltd.

    April 2019 Managing Director, Hitachi Hi-Rel Power Electronics Pvt. Ltd.

    April 2016 General Manager, Electrical Systems Engineering Division, Electrical Systems Division, Industrial Products Business Unit, Hitachi, Ltd.

    November 2015 Deputy General Manager, Electrical Systems Engineering Division, Electrical Systems Division, Industrial Products Company , Hitachi, Ltd.

    April 2012 Department Manager, Electrical plant Systems Department, Hitachi Works, Power Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd.

    April 1992 Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

     

    2. Resignation [Effective March 31, 2025]
    Keizo Kobayashi
    (Current Position: President and Director)

    * Scheduled to be appointed Associate Hitachi, Ltd., effective April 1, 2025