Hitachi America Announces the Appointment of Kensuke Oka as New President and CEO

Hitachi America HIT today announced the appointment of Mr. Kensuke Oka as President and CEO. Mr. Oka, who currently serves as General Manager, Intellectual Property Group, Hitachi, succeeds Chiaki Fujiwara, who has been appointed Deputy General Manager of Sales & Marketing Division and Marketing Integration & Strategy Division, Industrial & Social Infrastructure Systems Company, Hitachi. The appointments will be effective as of October 1, 2011.