Hitachi Ltd.
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| Type: | Public company |
| Industry: | Electronics |
| Headquarters: | 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8280 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Employees: | 32,926 (as of end of March 2011) |
| Revenue: | $112.2 billion (consolidated as of March 2011) [1] |
| Website: | www.hitachi.com |
| Key People | |
| Hiroaki Nakanishi, President | |
Hitachi Ltd. is a Japanese global company engaged in manufacturing a wide range of products from appliances, electronics components, defense systems, infrastructure systems, information and telecommunications systems. rail systems, urban planning and development systems. Hitachi was established in 1910 when the company developed the first five-horsepower induction motor. In 2011, the company reported $112.2 billion revenue. Its headquarters is located in Tokyo, Japan and maintains regional headquarters located in Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania. Hiroaki Nakanishi is the President of the company. [2]