Hitachi to Strengthen Business Structure to Realize a True One Hitachi with Digital at its Core

Tokyo, January 31, 2025 - Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, Hitachi ) today announced that it will strengthen its business structure, effective April 1, 2025 under the leadership of Toshiaki Tokunaga, who will become the next President & CEO. The new structure will help realize the company's transformation into a True One Hitachi with digital at its core in the next Mid-term Management Plan, and sustainably accelerate the growth of the Social Innovation Business as a digital-centric company.

In the Mid-term Management Plan 2024, Hitachi strengthened the competitiveness of each of its businesses and moved into growth mode. Meanwhile, the business environment is changing dynamically, with factors such as the rise of geopolitical risks and the emergence of new technologies such as generative AI. In this environment, the key to Hitachi's sustainable acceleration of growth and improvement of corporate value is to create value that is unique to Hitachi by further strengthening collaboration between each of its businesses with digital at its core, while also acquiring new growth opportunities to build a foundation for the future and expand Social Innovation Business in each region of the world. To achieve this, Hitachi will strengthen its business structure as follows.

1. Accelerating Value Creation as One Hitachi Globally, with Digital at its Core

In order for Hitachi to realize sustainable growth in the future, it is essential to leverage its strengths in IT, OT and products, and to accelerate the creation of Hitachi's unique value globally, with digital at its core. Jun Abe, who has been strengthening the foundations of the company-wide digital business and most recently led Connective Industries, will assume the role of Executive Vice President and Executive Officer in charge of Digital Systems & Services.

With experience leading IT, OT and products businesses, Abe will lead the digital business for the entire Hitachi Group, further strengthening the collaboration between Digital Systems & Services and the OT and products areas, and further accelerating the digitization of each business. In addition, Hitachi will newly establish a Digital Engineering & AI Solutions Business Unit (BU) to oversee its global businesses, including GlobalLogic Inc., and will expand its business through the integrated management of its global entities. Furthermore, Hitachi will newly establish an AI & Software Services BU, and will evolve Lumada's business through generative AI, leading to growth beyond industry and regional boundaries.

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