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March 12, 2019
Tokyo, March 12, 2019 --- Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. today announced the following changes of chairman of the Board in accordance with a resolution passed by a meeting of the Board of Directors. The appointments take effect on April 1, 2019.
New Position:
Chairman of the Board
Current Position:
Senior Corporate Officer for Hitachi, Ltd.
General Manager of Global Nuclear Business Division
(1)Date of Birth | October 18, 1956 |
(2) Education | |
August, 1992 | Master of Science in industrial Engineering, Auburn University, US |
March, 1980 | Bachelor of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
(3) Business Experience | |
April, 2017 | Senior Corporate Officer for Hitachi, Ltd. General Manager of Global Nuclear Business Division, Hitachi, Ltd. |
April, 2016 | Vice President and Executive Officer, CEO of Nuclear Business Unit, Hitachi, Ltd. |
April, 2014 | Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO of Power Systems Company, Power Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. |
April, 2012 | General Manager of Hitachi Works, Power Systems Company, Power Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. |
October, 2011 | General Manager of Strategy Planning Division, Strategic Management Division, Power Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd. |
April, 2011 | General Manager of Global Business Division, Power Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd., and Executive Vice President of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. |
October, 2010 | General Manager of Global Business Division, Power Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd., and CSO of Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. |
October, 2008 | Vice President of Hitachi Power Systems America, Ltd., and Senior Vice President of GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, LLC |
July, 2007 | General Manager of Nuclear Power Business Development & Management Division, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. |
April, 2006 | General Manager of Nuclear Power Business Development & Management Division, Nuclear Systems Division, Power Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. |
June, 2002 | Department Manager of Nuclear Plant Service Engineering Department, Hitachi Works, Nuclear Systems Division, Power & Industrial Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. |
April, 1980 | Joined Hitachi, Ltd. |
Hiroto Uozumi currently Chairman of the Board
Hitachi-GE, a joint venture established by Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) and GE in July 2007, as one of the world's leading comprehensive plant manufacturers, engages in the development, planning, design, manufacture, inspection, installation, pre-operation, and maintenance of nuclear reactor-related equipment and is able to execute integrated project management. Hitachi-GE has been involved with 23 reactors in Japan to date, including those currently under construction. For more information about Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, please visit http://www.hitachi-hgne.co.jp/en/index.html