Ryuichi Kitayama — Chief Marketing Officer, Representative Exec. Officer & Executive VP at Hitachi

Mr. Ryuichi Kitayama has been Representative Executive Officer of Hitachi, Ltd. since April 2014 and has been its Assistant to the President of Regional Strategy since April 1, 2016. Mr. Kitayama serves as Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, General Manager of Corporate Sales & Marketing Group at Hitachi, Ltd and served as its Project Leader of Sales Operations Transformation Project for Smart Transformation Project Initiatives Division. Mr. Kitayama served as Senior Vice President of Hitachi, Ltd. since April 2014, Executive Officer since April 2010, Vice President since April 2010 until April 1, 2014 and served as its Deputy General Manager of Corporate Sales & Marketing Group and Project Leader of Sales Operations Transformation Project, Smart Transformation Project Initiatives Division from January 1, 2014 to April 1, 2014. Mr. Kitayama served as Chief Marketing Officer of Information & Telecommunication Group at Information & Telecommunication Systems Company since October 2009. Mr. Kitayama served as Chief Executive for China at Hitachi, Ltd. since April 1, 2012. Previously, he served as General Manager of Chubu Area Operation since January 1, 2012. He joined Hitachi, Ltd. in April 1976. Mr. Kitayama has been External Director of Hitachi Capital Corporation since June 29, 2017 and served as its Director from June 30, 2016 to June 29, 2017. He has been an Director of Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation since June 2017. He served as an Outside Director of Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation until June 24, 2016.