Hiroaki Nakanishi

Hiroaki Nakanishi (中西宏明, Hiroaki Nakanishi, born March 14, 1946) is the 10th (and current) President of Hitachi, the Japanese multinational electronics and engineering conglomerate company.^[1][2] He also serves as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and General-Manager of the Post-Earthquake Reconstruction & Redevelopment Division.^[3]

Education

Nakanishi was born in Yokohama, Japan. He attended the University of Tokyo, receiving a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1970. He later attended Stanford University, receiving a Master's degree in computer engineering in 1979.^[4]

Business career

Nakanishi joined Hitachi's Omika Works Computer Control Design Department in 1970 immediately after graduating from college. His first management position was in the Information and Telecommunications Group. In 1998, he became the Managing Director of Hitachi Europe. In 2004, he became Senior Vice President. In 2007, he became the Chairman of Hitachi America and Chairman of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies.^[5][6]

In 2010, he became President. As President, he started the Smart Transformation Project which restructured the company following the global financial crisis, including the sale of Western Digital.^[7][5] He received 173 million JPY in compensation in 2013.^[8]

References

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