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Hitachi

As of June 21, 2024

Board of Directors
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.

Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions

Katsumi Ihara

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Katsumi Ihara - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
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)

Ravi Venkatesan

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Ravi Venkatesan - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
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)

Ikuro Sugawara

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Ikuro Sugawara - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
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)

Isabelle Deschamps

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Isabelle Deschamps - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
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)

Joe Harlan

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Joe Harlan - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
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)

Louise Pentland

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Louise Pentland - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
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)

Takatoshi Yamamoto

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Takatoshi Yamamoto - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
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)

Hiroaki Yoshihara

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Hiroaki Yoshihara - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
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)

Helmuth Ludwig

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Helmuth Ludwig - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
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)

Keiji Kojima

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Keiji Kojima - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
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)

Mitsuaki Nishiyama

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Mitsuaki Nishiyama - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
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)

Toshiaki Higashihara

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Toshiaki Higashihara - Business experience, including experience in Hitachi, and functions
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)

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