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January 31, 2020

Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy the change of Chairman and President

Tokyo, January 31, 2020 --- Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. (Hitachi-GE), a joint venture established by Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) and GE (NYSE:GE), today announced the change of Chairman of the Board and President and Representative Director in accordance with a resolution passed.

1. New Appointment [Effective April 1, 2020]

Hidetoshi Takehara
New Position:

Chairman of the Board
Current Position:
Vice President and Executive Officer, CEO of Nuclear Energy Business Unit, Hitachi, Ltd.

Shinichiro Sato
New Position (Promotion):

President and Representative Director
Current Position:
Vice President and Director, General Manager of NPP Restart Promotion Center,
and Chief Lumada Officer of Nuclear Energy Business Unit, Hitachi, Ltd.

2. Resignation [Effective March 31, 2020]

Katsumi Nagasawa, currently Chairman of the Board

Tadashi Kume, currently President and Representative Director

  • *Scheduled to appointed Vice President and Executive Officer, CEO of Nuclear Energy Business Unit, Hitachi, Ltd., effective April 1, 2020

Biography of New President and Representative Director

Shinichiro Sato

Date of Birth March 25, 1965
Education March, 1987 Department of Physics, College of Science, Ibaraki University
Business Experience
  October, 2018Vice President and Director and General Manager of NPP Restart Promotion Center, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. and Chief Lumada Officer of Nuclear Energy Business Unit, Hitachi, Ltd.
February, 2017General Manager of Nuclear Power Operation and Maintenance Service Business Division, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. and Chief Lumada Officer of Nuclear Energy Business Unit, Hitachi, Ltd.
June, 2016General Manager of Nuclear Power Operation and Maintenance Service Business Division, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
October, 2015General Manager(Operation and Maintenance Service) of Nuclear Power Business Development & Management Division and General Manager of NPP Restart Promotion Center, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
April, 2013Department Manager of Nuclear Plant Service Business Department, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
April, 1987Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

About Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.

Hitachi-GE, a joint venture established by Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) and GE in July 2007, as one of the world's leading comprehensive plant manufacturers, engages in the development, planning, design, manufacture, inspection, installation, pre-operation, and maintenance of nuclear reactor-related equipment and is able to execute integrated project management. Hitachi-GE has been involved with 23 reactors in Japan to date, including those currently under construction. For more information about Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, please visit http://www.hitachi-hgne.co.jp/en/index.html

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