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Namihei Odaira
Founder
Legacy
Founded Hitachi around domestic electric-motor manufacturing and Japan's industrial modernization.
Hitachi, Ltd.
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Leadership History
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Hitachi is no longer best understood as an unfocused conglomerate. It is a focused industrial technology group using digital systems and infrastructure assets to serve customers dealing with decarbonization, electrification, automation, and resilience.
Hitachi earns revenue from IT services, Lumada software and data platforms, GlobalLogic digital engineering, Hitachi Energy grid systems, rail systems, industrial equipment, building systems, and other infrastructure solutions. Many businesses are project-based but tied to long-duration customer infrastructure needs.
Founder
Founded Hitachi around domestic electric-motor manufacturing and Japan's industrial modernization.
President and CEO
Drove portfolio restructuring and the Social Innovation strategy after major losses and governance pressure.
President and CEO; Executive Chairman
Accelerated digital systems, green energy, Lumada, and portfolio simplification before becoming Executive Chairman.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Leads Hitachi's current digital, energy, mobility, and connective industries strategy under the new mid-term plan.
Hitachi must manage long-cycle infrastructure execution, grid-supply bottlenecks, yen volatility, integration complexity, and competition from Siemens, GE Vernova, Schneider, ABB, Honeywell, and specialized industrial-automation peers.
Toshiaki Tokunaga is President and Chief Executive Officer, with Keiji Kojima serving as Executive Chairman.
Hitachi is investing behind Lumada, GlobalLogic, Hitachi Energy, rail systems, digital engineering, and industrial AI while continuing to simplify the portfolio and emphasize higher-margin recurring and service-oriented businesses.
See the leadership timeline in this profile for prior CEOs and major leadership eras.
Leadership decisions shape Hitachi's growth, capital allocation, risk tolerance, and competitive positioning.