Hitachi Automotive Systems Announces Personnel Changes

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1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hitachi Automotive Systems Announces Personnel Changes Tokyo, March 12, Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. today announced the following personnel changes effective on April 1, * Personnel are listed by position and in Japanese alphabetical order of surname within each grouping. 1. Change of Executive Officers 1) New appointment [Effective April 1, 2018] Brice Koch President & CEO Executive Advisor to CEO, Hitachi, Ltd. Hideo Takahashi Executive Officer, General Manager, Quality Management Executive Vice President, Quality Assurance, Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc. Hideo Hatagi Executive Officer, Division Director, Sales Management and acting General Manager, International Sales General Manager, International Sales Sales Management Satoshi Muto Executive Officer, Division Director, Suspension Deputy General Manager, Suspension Management, Drive Control Systems

2 - 2 - Joaquin Loose Executive Officer, Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd., and President of Hitachi Automotive Systems Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Regional Headquarters (Latin America) Vice President, Hitachi Automotive Systems Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Regional Headquarters (Latin America) Timothy Clark Executive Officer, Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd., and President of Hitachi Automotive Systems Europe. GmbH., Regional Headquarters (Europe) General Manager, Sales, Hitachi Automotive Systems Europe. GmbH., Regional Headquarters (Europe) 2) Promotion [Effective April 1, 2018] Yuzo Kadomukai Executive Vice President & COO Vice President, Executive Officer, General Manager, Quality Assurance Toru Kamioke Executive Vice President Vice President, Executive Officer, Division Director, Sales Management Hisanori Nakajima Senior Vice President, Executive Officer, General Manager, Global MONOZUKURI Management Vice President, Executive Officer, Division Director, Drive Control Systems and acting General Manager, Global Strategic

3 - 3 - Shoji Sasaki Senior Vice President, Executive Officer, Division Director, Powertrain & Electronic Control Systems and acting General Manager, Global Strategic Vice President, Executive Officer, Division Director, Powertrain & Electronic Control Systems and acting General Manager, Global Strategic Paul A. Carroll Vice President, Executive Officer, Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd. and President & CEO, Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc., Regional Headquarters (North America) Executive Officer, Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd. President & CEO, Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc. Regional Headquarters (North America) Yoshikazu Gamo Vice President, Executive Officer, Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd. and President, Hitachi Automotive Systems (China) Ltd., Regional Headquarters (China) Executive Officer, Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd. President, Hitachi Automotive Systems (China) Ltd., Regional Headquarters (China) Shiro Takahashi Vice President, Executive Officer, CPO & General Manager, Group Sourcing & Procurement Executive Officer, CPO & General Manager, Group Sourcing & Procurement

4 - 4 - Hiroshi Hasegawa Vice President, Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Strategy & Planning Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Strategy & Planning Katsuo Saito Vice President, Executive Officer, Division Director, Engine & Chassis Executive Officer, Division Director, Engine & Chassis 3) Changes of Position [Effective April 1, 2018] Hiroki Tsukimori Executive Officer, CCO & General Manager, Management Process Administration and acting Department Manager, Group Company Office Executive Officer, CCO & General Manager, Management Process Administration Takeshi Miyamoto Executive Officer, CFO & General Manager, Finance & Accounting Executive Officer, General Manager, Finance & Accounting, and acting Department Manager, Finance & Accounting Dept. 4) Resignation [Effective March 31, 2018] Hideaki Seki, currently President & CEO * Scheduled to be appointed Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, CEO of Building Systems Business Unit, Hitachi, Ltd., and President of Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd. effective April 1, Kazumichi Fujimura, currently Senior Vice President, Executive Officer, CFO

5 - 5 - Kazumasa Kinguchi, currently Senior Vice President, Executive Officer, General Manager, Global MONOZUKURI Management * Scheduled to be appointed Corporate Officer, Staff to General Manager, Global MONOZUKURI Management effective April 1, John J.Conlon, currently Executive Officer, Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd., and Managing Director, Hitachi Automotive Systems Europe,GmbH., Regional Headquarters (Europe) Shigetoshi Nashimoto, currently Executive Officer, Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd., and President, Hitachi Automotive Systems Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Regional Headquarters (Latin America) * Scheduled to be appointed Corporate Officer, Deputy Division Director, Powertrain & Electronic Control Systems and acting General Manager, Production, effective April 1, CEO:Chief Executive Officer COO:Chief Operating Officer CPO:Chief Procurement Officer CCO:Chief Compliance Officer CFO:Chief Financial Officer 2. Personnel Changes [Effective April 1, 2018] Masakatsu Fujishita Corporate Officer, General Manager, Global Program Management Office European Executive Vice President, Hitachi Automotive Systems Europe, GmbH. Kazumasa Kinguchi Corporate Officer, Staff to General Manager, Global MONOZUKURI Management Senior Vice President, Executive Officer, General Manager, Global MONOZUKURI Management

6 - 6 - Shigetoshi Nashimoto Corporate Officer, Deputy Division Director, Powertrain & Electronic Control Systems and acting General Manager, Production currently Executive Officer, Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd., and President, Hitachi Automotive Systems Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Regional Headquarters (Latin America) Takaya Ishikawa Department Manager, Board of Directors Office Manager, Human Resources Group, Engine Personnel & Administration Dept., Management Process Administration Tomoharu Sasaki Department Manager, Business Strategy Dept. Corporate Strategy & Planning Senior Manager, Business Planning Dept., Corporate Strategy & Planning Atsushi Miyazaki Department Manager, Global Engineering Management Dept. Department Manager, Development Process Enhancement Center Yuichi Takagi Senior Chief Engineer, Technology Development Executive Vice President, Design Engineering, Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.

7 - 7 - Yoshiaki Gokan Senior Chief Engineer, Technology Development General Manager, Next Generation Chassis System Development Center, Technology Development, and acting Project Leader, Mechanical Technology Enhancement Project. Keiko Watanabe Department Manager, Technology Planning Dept., Technology Development Senior Engineer, Technology Planning Dept., Technology Development Daisuke Nakamura General Manager, Next Generation Chassis System Development Center, Technology Development Senior Chief Engineer, Technology Development Shuji Ohshita Department Manager, Vehicle Integrated Control Technology Development Dept., Next Generation Chassis System Development Center, Technology Development Chief Engineer, Vehicle Integrated Control Technology Development Dept., Advanced Development Center, Technology Development Takashi Nezu Department Manager, Chassis Mechanical Technology Development Dept., Next Generation Chassis System Development Center, Technology Development Deputy Department Manager, Vehicle Integrated Control Technology Development Dept., Advanced Development Center, Technology Development

8 - 8 - Takuya Shiraishi Department Manager, Powertrain Technology Development Dept., Advanced Mobility Development Center, Technology Development Chief Engineer, Powertrain Technology Development Dept., Advanced Development Center, Technology Development. Shiyoji Muramatsu Department Manager, Autonomous Driving Development Dept., Advanced Mobility Development Center, Technology Development Chief Engineer, Advanced Sensing Technology Development Dept., Advanced Development Center, Technology Development Makoto Yokota Department Manager, General Affairs Dept., Management Process Administration And acting Department Manager, Aftermarket Personnel & Administration Dept., and acting Department Manager, CIS Product Solution Promotion Center Senior Manager, Human Resources Dept., Management Process Administration, Ryo Iwasaki Department Manager, Otemachi Personnel & Administration Dept., Management Process Administration Department Manager, General Affairs Dept., Hitachi Automotive Systems Measurement, Ltd.

9 - 9 - Isao Yoshimi Staff to General Manager, Global MONOZUKURI Management, and acting General Manager, IoT Promotion Corporate Officer, Deputy General Manager, Global MONOZUKURI Management Hiromasa Imai Department Manager, Production Management System Dept., Global Production Management, Global MONOZUKURI Management, Staff to Division Manager, Global Production Management, Global MONOZUKURI Management Mutsumi Maehara Department Manager, IoT System Development Dept., IoT Promotion, Global MONOZUKURI Management Staff to General Manager, Global MONOZUKURI Management Yasushi Suzuki Department Manager, IoT Implementation Dept., IoT Promotion, Global MONOZUKURI Management Department Manager, Remote Monitoring Engineering Center, Global Production Management, Global MONOZUKURI Management

10 Toshihiro Eto Department Manager, Concurrent Production Engineering Dept., Production Technology Development, Global MONOZUKURI Management Senior Manager, Concurrent Production Engineering Dept., Production Technology Development, Global MONOZUKURI Management Kenji Sano Chief Engineer, Concurrent Production Engineering Dept., Production Technology Development, Global MONOZUKURI Management and acting Department Manager, AKITA Production Engineering Dept., Steering, Engine & Chassis Senior Manager, AKITA Production Engineering Dept., Steering, Engine & Chassis Takeshi Murakami Chief Engineer, Concurrent Production Engineering Dept., Production Technology Development, Global MONOZUKURI Management and acting Department Manager, Production Engineering Dept., Production, Suspension Senior Manager, Production Engineering Dept., Suspension Management, Drive Control Systems Atsushi Koshizaka General Manager, Material Engineering, Global MONOZUKURI Management Department Manager, Material Engineering Center, Material Engineering, Global MONOZUKURI Management

11 Shuichi Tanaka Department Manager, Material Engineering Center, Material Engineering, Global MONOZUKURI Management Chief Engineer, Material Engineering Center, Material Engineering, Global MONOZUKURI Management Kenji Hiyama Department Manager, Die & Mold Design Dept., Material Engineering, Global MONOZUKURI Management Senior Engineer, Die & Mold Design Dept., Material Engineering, Global MONOZUKURI Management Yoshiro Tsuneyoshi General Manager, Global MONOZUKURI Management, and acting Department Manager, Environmental Protection & Safety Management Center General Manager, Suspension Management Drive Control Systems Masafumi Kamiyama Department Manager, Equipment & Indirect Material Group Procurement Dept., Group Sourcing & Procurement Manager, Equipment Procurement Group, Equipment & Indirect Material Group Procurement Dept., Group Sourcing & Procurement Akira Nakajima Department Manager, Finance & Accounting Dept., Finance & Accounting Deputy Department Manager, Finance & Accounting Dept., Finance & Accounting

12 Koji Kikuchi Department Manager, Marketing Planning Dept., Sales Management General Manager, 1st Sales, Sales Management Minoru Oosuga Department Manager, Technical Sales Dept., Technical Sales, Sales Management Department Manager, Powertrain Technology Development Dept., Advanced Development Center, Technology Development Osamu Yuma General Manager, 1st Sales, Sales Management Executive Manager, Sales & Marketing, Hitachi Automotive Systems Europe GmbH Satoshi Watanabe Department Manager, Kansai Branch, 2nd Sales, Sales Management Senior Manager, Marketing Planning Dept., Sales Management Masaaki Yamamoto Department Manager, Hiroshima Branch, 2nd Sales, Sales Management Department Manager, Kansai Branch, 2nd Sales, Sales Management

13 Takeshi Mitamura General Manager, Global Strategic, Safety & Information Systems, and acting Department Manager, Engineering Solution Center. Staff to Division Director, Safety & Information Systems, and acting Department Manager, Engineering Solution Center. Norio Iida Department Manager, Technology Management Dept., Safety & Information Systems Senior Manager, Control System Management Center, Development & Design, Safety & Information Systems Makoto Kudo General Manager, Control System Design, Safety & Information Systems Department Manager, Advanced Sensing Technology Development Dept., Advanced Development Center, Technology Development Minoru Okubo General Manager, Software Design, Safety & Information Systems, and acting Department Manager, Software Engineering Dept. Department Manager, Software Engineering Dept., Software Design, Safety & Information Systems Sadayoshi Sawahata Department Manager, SI-Quality Assurance Dept., Safety & Information Systems Senior Manager, SI-Quality Assurance Dept., Safety & Information Systems

14 Hitoshi Konno Department Manager, Powertrain Control System Design Dept., Control System Design, Powertrain & Electronic Control Systems Department Manager, Electric Control System Design Dept., Control System Design, Powertrain & Electronic Control Systems Junichi Furuya Department Manager, Powertrain Performance Engineering Dept., Control System Design, Powertrain & Electronic Control Systems Department Manager, Powertrain Control System Design Dept., Control System Design, Powertrain & Electronic Control Systems Shigenobu Asami Department Manager, GUNMA Manufacturing Dept., Production, Powertrain & Electronic Control Systems Senior Manager, GUNMA Manufacturing Dept., Production, Powertrain & Electronic Control Systems Shoji Saibara General Manager, Battery Business Promotion, Powertrain & Electronic Control Systems Deputy General Manager, Battery Business Promotion, Powertrain & Electronic Control Systems Michiro Kobayashi Project Leader, Global Production Innovation Project, Engine & Chassis Department Manager, Marketing Planning Dept., Sales Management

15 Yoshinori Ichinosawa General Manager, Engine, Engine & Chassis, and acting Department Manager, Engineering Management Dept. General Manager, Engine Component & Control Brake Global Strategic Engine & Chassis Soichiro Akiyoshi Department Manager, Engine Components & Control Brake Manufacturing Dept., Engine, Engine & Chassis Senior Manager, Engine Components & Control Brake Manufacturing Dept., Engine Component & Control Brake, Engine & Chassis Soichi Sairenji General Manager, Brake, Engine & Chassis Executive Vice President and General Manager, Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc. Kazunobu Kawabata Senior Chief Engineer, Brake, Engine & Chassis General Manager, Engine Component & Control Brake, Engine & Chassis

16 Tatsuji Ohkubo General Manager, Brake, Engine & Chassis, and acting Department Manager, Brake System Design Dept. and acting Project Leader, Brake System Development Project, Next Generation Chassis System Development Center, Technology Development Project Leader, Brake System Development Project, Next Generation Chassis System Development Center, Technology Development Kiyoshi Kannoto Senior Chief Engineer, Steering, Engine & Chassis Div, and acting Department Manager, SAITAMA Production Rationalization Promotion Dept., and acting Department Manager, NIIGATA Manufacturing Dept. General Manager, Engine & Chassis, and acting Project Leader, Global Production Innovation Project Yuugo Ishida Department Manager, Elemental Technology Development Dept., Steering, Engine & Chassis Department Manager, AKITA Production Engineering Dept., Steering, Engine & Chassis Toshiro Yoda Department Manager, Steering SAITAMA Design Dept., Steering, Engine & Chassis Senior Manager, Steering SAITAMA Design Dept., Steering, Engine & Chassis

17 Hirofumi Okano Department Manager, SAITAMA Manufacturing Dept., Steering, Engine & Chassis Department Manager, AKITA Quality Management Dept., Engine & Chassis Quality Assurance, Engine & Chassis Hiroshi Harada General Manager, Propeller, Engine & Chassis, and acting Department Manager, Production Management Dept., General Manager, Propeller, Engine & Chassis Shigeji Kunimoto Project Leader, Globalizing Project, Propeller, Engine & Chassis Senior Manager, Globalizing Project, Propeller, Engine & Chassis Tatsuo Matsukura Department Manager, AKITA Quality Management Dept., Quality Assurance, Engine & Chassis Manager, AKITA Quality Management Sec., AKITA Quality Management Dept., Engine & Chassis Quality Assurance, Engine & Chassis Keiju Nakayama Senior Chief Engineer, Suspension Executive Vice President, Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.

18 Masaaki Uchiyama General Manager, Design, Suspension, and acting Department Manager, Program Management Office General Manager, Drive Control Systems Toshio Nomura General Manager, Production, Suspension Department Manager, Production Engineering Dept., Suspension Management, Drive Control Systems Hiromitsu Maeda General Manager, Quality Assurance, Suspension, and acting Department Manager, Suspension Quality Assurance Dept. General Manager, Drive Control Systems Quality Assurance, Drive Control Systems, and acting Department Manager, Suspension Quality Assurance Dept., Drive Control Systems Quality Assurance

19 About Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company is engaged in the development, manufacture, sales and services of automotive components, transportation related components, industrial machines and systems, and offers a wide range of automotive systems including engine powertrain systems, electric powertrain systems, and integrated vehicle control systems. For more information, please visit the company's website at # # #

20 Information contained in this news release is current as of the date of the press announcement, but may be subject to change without prior notice