| Katsumi Ihara | Independent Director, Chairman of the Board |
|---|---|
| Ravi Venkatesan | Independent Director |
| Ikuro Sugawara | Independent Director |
| Isabelle Deschamps | Independent Director |
| Joe Harlan | Independent Director |
| Louise Pentland | Independent Director |
| Takatoshi Yamamoto | Independent Director |
| Hiroaki Yoshihara | Independent Director |
| Helmuth Ludwig | Independent Director |
| Keiji Kojima | Director |
| Mitsuaki Nishiyama | Director |
| Toshiaki Higashihara | Director |
Note:Director are listed in Japanese alphabetical order within each grouping.
| 5/1981 | Joined Sony Corporation |
|---|---|
| 6/2005 | Executive Deputy President, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Member of the Board, Sony Corporation |
| 4/2009 | Executive Deputy President, Corporate Executive, Sony Corporation |
| 6/2009 | Executive Vice President, Representative Director, Sony Financial Holdings Inc. |
| 6/2010 | President, Representative Director, Sony Financial Holdings Inc. |
| 6/2011 | President, Representative Director, Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd. |
| 4/2015 | Chairman, Director, Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (retired in June 2017) |
| 6/2016 | Chairman, Director, Sony Financial Holdings Inc. (retired in June 2017) |
| 6/2018 | Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office) |
| 7/1999 | Chairman of the Board of Directors, Cummins India Ltd. (India) (retired in March 2004) |
|---|---|
| 1/2004 | Chairman, Microsoft India Pvt. Ltd. (India) (retired in September 2011) |
| 4/2011 | Independent Director, Infosys Ltd. (India) (retired in May 2018, served as Co-Chairman from April 2017 to August 2017) |
| 4/2013 | Venture Partner, Unitus Ventures LLC. (India) (currently in office) |
| 8/2015 | Chairman (Non-Executive), Bank of Baroda (India) (retired in August 2018) |
| 9/2018 | Special Representative for Young People & Innovation, UNICEF (retired in September 2023) |
| 7/2020 | Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office) |
| 10/2022 | Board Chair, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, LLC (USA) (currently in office) |
| 4/1981 | Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan |
|---|---|
| 7/2010 | Director-General of the Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan ("METI") |
| 9/2012 | Director-General of the Manufacturing Industries Bureau, METI |
| 6/2013 | Director-General of the Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI |
| 7/2015 | Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan |
| 8/2017 | Special Advisor to the Cabinet of Japan (retired in June 2018) |
| 6/2022 | Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office) |
| 5/1993 | Admitted an Attorney-at-Law at Quebec Bar (Canada) |
|---|---|
| 2/2003 | Head of Legal and Company Secretary, Nestle UK Ltd (UK) |
| 11/2009 | Admitted as a Solicitor (UK) |
| 10/2012 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel Global Categories and Intellectual Property, Unilever PLC (UK) |
| 1/2017 | Executive Vice President, General Counsel Europe and Global E-Commerce, Digital and Privacy, Unilever PLC (UK) |
| 1/2018 | Executive Vice President, General Counsel Europe and Global Foods & Refreshments, Unilever N.V. (Netherlands) |
| 9/2018 | Member of Executive Committee, Group General Counsel, AkzoNobel N.V. (Netherlands) |
| 10/2021 | Member of Executive Committee, Chief Legal, Governance & Corporate Affairs Officer, Rio Tinto plc (UK) (currently in office) |
| 6/2024 | Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office) |
| 9/1999 | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Lighting Business, General Electric Company (USA) |
|---|---|
| 9/2001 | Vice President, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis, 3M Company (USA) |
| 11/2002 | President and Chief Executive Officer, Sumitomo 3M Ltd. |
| 10/2004 | Executive Vice President, Electro and Communications Business, 3M Company (USA) |
| 10/2009 | Executive Vice President, Consumer and Office Business, 3M Company (USA) |
| 9/2011 | Executive Vice President, Performance Materials, The Dow Chemical Company (USA) |
| 9/2012 | Executive Vice President, Chemicals, Energy and Performance Materials, The Dow Chemical Company (USA) |
| 10/2014 | Chief Commercial Officer and Vice Chairman, Market Business, The Dow Chemical Company (USA) |
| 10/2015 | Vice Chairman and Chief Commercial Officer, The Dow Chemical Company (USA) (retired in August 2017) |
| 6/2018 | Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office) |
| 8/1997 | Admitted as a Solicitor (UK) |
|---|---|
| 7/2001 | Senior Legal Counsel, Nokia Networks, Nokia Corporation (Finland) |
| 9/2007 | Vice President, Acting Chief Legal Officer and Head of IP Legal, Nokia Corporation (Finland) |
| 7/2008 | Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Nokia Corporation (Finland) |
| 6/2009 | Admitted to New York State Bar Association |
| 2/2011 | Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Nokia Corporation (Finland) (retired in May 2014) |
| 4/2015 | General Counsel, PayPal, eBay Inc. (USA) |
| 6/2015 | Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office) |
| 7/2015 | Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (USA) |
| 9/2016 | Executive Vice President, Chief Business Affairs and Legal Officer, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (USA) |
| 1/2022 | Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (USA) (retired in July 2022) |
| 9/2023 | Executive Vice President and Chief Counsel, Disney Park, Experiences and Products, The Walt Disney Company (USA) (currently in office) |
| 4/1975 | Joined Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. |
|---|---|
| 4/1989 | Joined Morgan Stanley Japan Limited |
| 12/1995 | Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Japan Limited |
| 6/1999 | Managing Director and Vice Chairman, Tokyo Branch, Morgan Stanley Japan Limited |
| 7/2005 | Managing Director and Vice Chairman, UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd. |
| 6/2009 | Managing Director, CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. |
| 6/2011 | Advisor, CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. (retired in June 2012) |
| 6/2016 | Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office) |
| 11/1978 | Joined Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co. |
|---|---|
| 7/1996 | National Managing Partner, the Pacific Rim Practice, KPMG LLP |
| 10/1997 | Board Member, KPMG LLP |
| 10/2003 | Vice Chairman and Global Managing Partner, KPMG International (retired in April 2007) |
| 6/2014 | Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office) |
| 6/2001 | President, Software and System House Division, Siemens AG (Germany) |
|---|---|
| 8/2002 | President, Systems Engineering Division, Automation and Drives Group, Siemens AG (Germany) |
| 8/2007 | President, Siemens PLM Software, Inc. (USA) |
| 10/2010 | Global Head of Communications, Industry Automation, Siemens Corp. (USA) |
| 10/2011 | President and CEO, Industry Sector, North America, Siemens Industry, Inc. (USA) |
| 10/2014 | Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer, Digital Factory Division, Product Lifecycle Management, Siemens Corp. (USA) |
| 10/2016 | Chief Information Officer, Siemens AG (Germany) (retired in December 2019) |
| 1/2020 | Professor of Practice in Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University (USA) (currently in office) |
| 7/2020 | Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office) |
| 4/1982 | Joined Hitachi, Ltd. |
|---|---|
| 4/2011 | General Manager, Hitachi Research Laboratory |
| 4/2012 | Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd. |
| 4/2016 | Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd. |
| 4/2018 | Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Hitachi, Ltd. |
| 6/2021 | Representative Executive Officer, President & COO and Director, Hitachi, Ltd. |
| 4/2022 | Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO and Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office) |
| 4/1979 | Joined Hitachi, Ltd. |
|---|---|
| 4/2008 | General Manager, Finance Department I |
| 4/2011 | Executive Officer, Hitachi Cable, Ltd. |
| 6/2012 | Executive Officer, Board Director, Hitachi Cable, Ltd. |
| 4/2013 | Vice President and Executive Officer, Board Director, Hitachi Cable, Ltd. |
| 7/2013 | Vice President and Managing Officer, Hitachi Metals, Ltd. (currently Proterial, Ltd.) |
| 4/2014 | Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Metals, Ltd. (retired in March 2015) |
| 4/2015 | Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd. |
| 4/2016 | Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd. |
| 4/2020 | Representative Executive Officer, Chairperson and CEO, Hitachi Metals, Ltd. |
| 6/2020 | Representative Executive Officer, Chairperson, President and CEO, Hitachi Metals, Ltd. |
| 6/2020 | Representative Executive Officer, Chairperson, President and CEO, and Director, Hitachi Metals, Ltd. |
| 1/2023 | Representative Director, Executive Chairman, Proterial, Ltd. (retired in March 2023) |
| 4/2023 | Associate, Hitachi, Ltd. |
| 6/2023 | Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office) |
| 4/1977 | Joined Hitachi, Ltd. |
|---|---|
| 4/2007 | Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd. |
| 4/2008 | President, Hitachi Power Europe GmbH |
| 4/2010 | Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd. |
| 6/2010 | President and Representative Director, Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd. |
| 4/2011 | Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd. |
| 4/2013 | Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd. |
| 4/2014 | Representative Executive Officer and President & COO, Hitachi, Ltd. |
| 6/2014 | Representative Executive Officer, President & COO and Director, Hitachi, Ltd. |
| 4/2016 | Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO and Director, Hitachi, Ltd. |
| 5/2021 | Representative Executive Officer, Executive Chairman, President & CEO and Director, Hitachi, Ltd. |
| 6/2021 | Representative Executive Officer, Executive Chairman & CEO and Director, Hitachi, Ltd. |
| 4/2022 | Executive Chairman, Representative Executive Officer and Director, Hitachi, Ltd. (currently in office) |
