Feb 26, 2014
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.

Announcement of Changes in Representative Executive Officer and Executive Officer

Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. resolved at the Board of Directors' meeting held on February 26, 2014 to change its Representative Executive Officer and Executive Officer as follows;

1.Promotion [As of April 1, 2014]
Vice President and Executive Officer Masayuki Kan (Currently Executive Officer)

2.Retirement [As of March 31, 2014]
Kazuyoshi Tsunoda (Currently Representative Executive Officer,
Senior Vice President and Executive Officer)
*Schedule to be appointed Adviser of Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd., effective on April 1, 2014

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With effect from April 1, 2014, Executive Officers of Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. will be as follows;
Representative Executive Officer,
President and Chief Executive Officer Kazuyuki Tanaka
Representative Executive Officer,
Senior Vice President and Executive Officer Yoshihiro Nomura
Vice President and Executive Officer Shigeru Ito
Vice President and Executive Officer Shunichiro Uchimura
Vice President and Executive Officer Masayuki Kan (Newly promoted)
Executive Officer Akira Kaneko
Executive Officer Satoshi Takahashi
Executive Officer Misao Nakagawa
Executive Officer Hajime Nakayama
Executive Officer Hisashi Maruyama
Executive Officer Toshihiko Miyauchi
Executive Officer Masami Yamamori
Executive Officer Itsuo Watanabe

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