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Hitachi Asia Ltd. Appoints New Deputy Managing Director (PDF Type, 26 kByte)

July 23, 2009

Hitachi Asia Ltd. Appoints New Deputy Managing Director

23 July, 2009, SINGAPORE — Hitachi Asia Ltd. today announced the appointment of Mr. Hitoshi Shirai, Deputy General Manager of Hitachi Research Institute, Ltd., as Deputy Managing Director for Hitachi Asia Ltd., effective 1 October, 2009.

Biodata of Hitoshi Shirai
1. Date of Birth

May 13, 1956
2. Education

March, 1979
Graduated from BA in Economics, Nagoya University
3. Business Experience

June, 2005
Deputy General Manager of Hitachi Research Institute

May, 2003
Department Manager of Business Development Department, Urban Development Solution Division, Urban Planning and Development Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd.

August, 1999
Chief Researcher of Hitachi Research Institute

February, 1994
Senior Researcher of Hitachi Research Institute

April, 1979
Joined Hitachi, Ltd..

About Hitachi Asia Ltd.

Hitachi Asia Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., established in Singapore in 1989, operates across seven Asian countries (India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam). Business includes information systems, power and industrial systems, digital media systems, and international procurement. For more information about Hitachi Asia, please visit the website at https://www.hitachi.com.sg.