Hitachi Metals : Changes Representative Executive Officers and Executive Officers

March 3, 2022

To whom it may concern:

Company Name: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

Name of Representative: Mitsuaki Nishiyama

Chairperson, President, and CEO

(Code: 5486; First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange)

Contact: Izumi Tsubouchi

General Manager, Corporate Communications Dept.

(Phone: [phone])

Hitachi Metals Changes Representative Executive Officers and Executive Officers

Hitachi Metals, Ltd. hereby announces several personnel changes involving representative executive officers and executive officers decided at a board of directors meeting on March 3, 2022.

1. Reason for personnel changes
   Decisions have been made regarding the executive structure starting on April 1, 2022.
2. Content of personnel changes

(1) Representative Executive Officers (As of April 1, 2022)

	New Title	Name	Current Position
	(As of March 3, 2022)
	Representative Executive Officer;		Vice President and Executive Officer;
	Naohiko Tamiya	General Manager, Human Resources &
	Vice President and Executive Officer
		General Administration Division
			Representative Executive Officer;
	-	Hiroaki Nishioka	Vice President and Executive Officer;
	Chief Financial Officer,
			General Manager, Finance Division
(2) Executive Officers (As of April 1, 2022)
	New Title	Name	Current Position
	(As of March 3, 2022)
	Vice President and Executive Officer;
	Chief Financial Officer,	Tony I. Cha	-
	General Manager, Finance Division
	Executive Officer;
	Chief Information Officer;	Yoshihiro Ammo	Assistant to the President
	Chief Digital Officer
3. Date of personnel changes
April 1, 2022

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4. Retiring Executive Officers (As of March 31, 2022)

Name	Current Position (As of January 28, 2021)
	Representative Executive Officer,
Hiroaki Nishioka	Vice President and Executive Officer;
	Chief Financial Officer, General Manager, Finance Division;

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(For Reference)

Executive Officers of Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

As of April 1, 2022

Title	Name	Position
Representative
Executive Officer,	Mitsuaki	Chief Executive Officer
Chairperson and	Nishiyama
President
Vice President and	Naohiko
Representative	General Manager, Human Resources & General Administration Division
Tamiya
Executive Officer
Vice President and	Tony I. Cha	Chief Financial Officer,
Executive Officer	General Manager, Finance Division
Vice President and	Kazuya	General Manager, Advanced Components and Materials Division;
Executive Officer	Murakami	Deputy General Manager, Corporate Export Regulation Office
Executive Officer	Ryoichi	Chief Quality Officer
Aita
Executive Officer	Yoshie	General Manager, Procurement & Value Engineering for Customers Division;
Asaki	Chief Risk Management Officer
Executive Officer	Yoshihiro	Chief Information Officer;
Ammo
	Chief Digital Officer
Executive Officer	Toru	General Manager, Advanced Metals Division;
Taniguchi	Deputy General Manager, Corporate Export Regulation Office
Executive Officer	Hisaki	General Manager, Corporate Management Planning Division
Masuda
Executive Officer	Kenji	Deputy General Manager, Advanced Components and Materials Division;
Minegishi	General Manager, Magnetic Materials Business Unit
Executive Officer	Hajime	General Manager, Technology, Research & Development Division;
Murakami	General Manager, Global Research & Innovative Technology Center
Executive Officer	Toru	General Manager, Business Activity & Marketing Division
Yamamoto
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