Feb 22, 2012
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.

Announcement of Changes in Executive Officers

Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. resolved at the Board of Directors' meeting held on February 22, 2012 to change its Executive Officers as follows:

1.Promotion [ As of April 1, 2012 ]
Vice President and Executive Officer Shunichiro Uchimura (Currently Executive Officer )

2.New Appointment [ As of April 1, 2012 ]
Vice President and Executive Officer Shigeru Ito (Currently President,Chief Executive Officer and Director, Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co.,Ltd.) *He will also continue the current position.

3.Retirement [ As of March 31, 2012 ]
Kiyoshi Togawa (Currently Senior Vice President and Executive Officer)
Shigeru Hayashida (Currently Executive Officer )
Yushi Kusunose (Currently Executive Officer )


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With effect from April 1, 2012, Executive Officers of Hitachi Chemical will be as follows;
Representative Executive Officer, Kazuyuki Tanaka
President and Chief Executive Officer
Representative Executive Officer, Kazuyoshi Tsunoda
Senior Vice President and Executive Officer
Vice President and Executive Officer Yoshihiro Nomura
Vice President and Executive Officer Shunichiro Uchimura(Newly promoted)
Vice President and Executive Officer Shigeru Ito(Newly appointed)
Executive Officer Hiroki Sashima
Executive Officer Akira Kaneko
Executive Officer Masayuki Kan
Executive Officer Itsuo Watanabe
Executive Officer Misao Nakagawa
Executive Officer Toshihiko Miyauchi
Executive Officer Hisashi Maruyama
Executive Officer Masami Yamamori

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