Hitachi Metals, Ltd. announced several personnel changes involving representative executive officers decided at a board of directors meeting held on February 3, 2015. Kazuyuki Konishi, Representative Executive Officer; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Director was promoted to Chairman of the Board; Hideaki Takahashi, Representative Executive Officer; President and Chief Operating Officer; Director has been appointed as Representative Executive Officer; President and Chief Operating
Officer; Director [Incumbent]; Akitoshi Hiraki, Vice President and Managing Officer; President of High-Grade Metals Company; Deputy General Manager of Corporate Export Regulation Office appointed as Representative Executive Officer; Vice President and Executive Officer, Kenichi Nishiie, Deputy General Manager of Magnetic
Materials Company; General Manager of Planning Dept. is appointed as Representative Executive Officer; Executive Officer. Date of assuming position is April 1, 2015.