~ New global role to cultivate opportunities, synergies and alignment between Hitachi Data Systems and Hitachi, Ltd. ~

21 maart 2011 — Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), today announced that it has named Michael Väth as senior vice president, Global Business Innovation, effective April 1, 2011. He will be succeeded as senior vice president and general manager, EMEA by Niels Svenningsen, whose new appointment is also announced today.

As a member of the global executive team, Väth’s new role follows six very successful years as senior vice president and general manager, EMEA. He will be a key interface with Hitachi, Ltd., increasing the amount of face-to-face collaboration between the organizations’ executive functions. His primary objectives upon starting the new role will focus on aligning the companies’ visions and strategies, while cultivating new solutions in the context of Hitachi globalization efforts.

In addition to his new role, Väth will stay a member of the Hitachi European Strategy Board responsible for fostering collaboration between Hitachi business groups. He is based in Frankfurt, Germany and will report into Hitachi Data Systems CEO Jack Domme.

“I congratulate Michael and look forward to leveraging his proven track record of generating revenue, market share and new market expansion for Hitachi Data Systems at a global level,” said Domme. “His appointment illustrates the growing synergies between Hitachi, Ltd., and Hitachi Data Systems. It will enable us to continue to bring the power of Hitachi’s diversified portfolio of businesses, including information technology, healthcare, multi-media, manufacturing and services, to our global customers.” 

Väth added: “I am very excited about this new global opportunity reporting to Jack. I am convinced that our great strategy at Hitachi Data Systems in combination with the vast set of Hitachi solutions will allow us to grow our global market presence significantly in the future. As technologies and solutions continue to evolve in line with the growth of the Cloud, this is an inspiring time to be taking on responsibility for innovation across the global business.”

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“I congratulate Michael and look forward to leveraging his proven track record of generating revenue, market share and new market expansion for Hitachi Data Systems at a global level,” said Domme. “His appointment illustrates the growing synergies between Hitachi, Ltd., and Hitachi Data Systems. It will enable us to continue to bring the power of Hitachi’s diversified portfolio of businesses, including information technology, healthcare, multi-media, manufacturing and services, to our global customers.”

Väth added: “I am very excited about this new global opportunity reporting to Jack. I am convinced that our great strategy at Hitachi Data Systems in combination with the vast set of Hitachi solutions will allow us to grow our global market presence significantly in the future. As technologies and solutions continue to evolve in line with the growth of the Cloud, this is an inspiring time to be taking on responsibility for innovation across the global business.”

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