Directors and Executive Officers: Board of Directors

Board of Directors | Executive Officers

As of June 25, 2025

Katsumi Ihara	Independent Director, Chairman of the Board
Ravi Venkatesan	Independent Director
Eriko Sakurai	Independent Director
Ikuro Sugawara	Independent Director
Isabelle Deschamps	Independent Director
Takashi Nishijima	Independent Director
Joe Harlan	Independent Director
Takatoshi Yamamoto	Independent Director
Helmuth Ludwig	Independent Director
Toshiaki Tokunaga	Director
Mitsuaki Nishiyama	Director
Toshiaki Higashihara	Director

Note: Director are listed in Japanese alphabetical order within each grouping.

Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions

Katsumi Ihara

Katsumi Ihara - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
5/1981	Joined Sony Corporation
6/2005	Executive Deputy President, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Member of the Board, Sony Corporation
4/2009	Executive Deputy President, Corporate Executive, Sony Corporation
6/2009	Executive Vice President, Representative Director, Sony Financial Holdings Inc.
6/2010	President, Representative Director, Sony Financial Holdings Inc.
6/2011	President, Representative Director, Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
4/2015	Chairman, Director, Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (retired in June 2017)
6/2016	Chairman, Director, Sony Financial Holdings Inc. (retired in June 2017)
6/2018	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 LLC. (India) (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)

Eriko Sakurai

Eriko Sakurai - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
6/1987	Joined Dow Corning Corporation
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.
5/2011	Regional President Japan/Korea, Dow Corning Corporation
6/2018	Chairman and CEO, Representative Director, Dow Toray Co., Ltd.
8/2020	President, Representative Director, Dow Chemical Japan Limited (retired in June 2022)
6/2025	Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office)

Ikuro Sugawara

Ikuro Sugawara - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
4/1981	Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan
7/2010	Director-General of the Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan ("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)

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)

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)

Joe Harlan

Joe Harlan - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
9/1999	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Lighting Business, General Electric Company (USA)
9/2001	Vice President, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis, 3M Company (USA)
11/2002	President and Chief Executive Officer, Sumitomo 3M Ltd.
10/2004	Executive Vice President, Electro and Communications Business, 3M Company (USA)
10/2009	Executive Vice President, Consumer and Office Business, 3M Company (USA)
9/2011	Executive Vice President, Performance Materials, The Dow Chemical Company (USA)
9/2012	Executive Vice President, Chemicals, Energy and Performance Materials, The Dow Chemical Company (USA)
10/2014	Chief Commercial Officer and Vice Chairman, Market Business, The Dow Chemical Company (USA)
10/2015	Vice Chairman and Chief Commercial Officer, The Dow Chemical Company (USA) (retired in August 2017)
6/2018	Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office)

Takatoshi Yamamoto

Takatoshi Yamamoto - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
4/1975	Joined Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
4/1989	Joined Morgan Stanley Japan Limited
12/1995	Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Japan Limited
6/1999	Managing Director and Vice Chairman, Tokyo Branch, Morgan Stanley Japan Limited
7/2005	Managing Director and Vice Chairman, UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd.
6/2009	Managing Director, CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
6/2011	Advisor, CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. (retired in June 2012)
6/2016	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)

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)

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 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
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)