Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) today announced the appointment of Michael A. (Mick) Murray as chief financial officer. As a key member of the executive management team, Mr. Murray will focus on positioning the company for sustained profitability and long-term growth. Mr. Murray was most recently senior vice president, Finance, and chief accounting officer at Yahoo! Inc.

“We are pleased to welcome Mick to the Hitachi GST executive management team,” said Steve Milligan, president, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. “He brings deep technology industry experience and an impressive background in financial processes and controls. Mick will be a strong complement to the existing leadership team and our ongoing efforts to establish a long-term leadership position in the storage industry.”

Mr. Murray has more than 25 years of financial and operational expertise in both corporate and public accounting environments. Prior to joining Yahoo!, he served as vice president and corporate treasurer for Sun Microsystems, Inc. With Sun from 1989 to 2004, he held financial and accounting roles of increasing responsibility. Mr. Murray began his career at Price Waterhouse, where he spent 12 years based in San Francisco and Dublin, Ireland.

Mr. Murray will be based at the company’s headquarters in San Jose, Calif.

About Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) develops advanced hard disk drives and Enterprise-class solid state drives used to store and preserve the world’s most valued data. Founded by the pioneers of hard drives, Hitachi GST provides high-value storage for a broad range of market segments, including Enterprise, Desktop, Mobile Computing and Consumer Electronics. Hitachi GST was established in 2003 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.hitachigst.com.

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT) (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 400,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2008 (ended March 31, 2009) consolidated revenues totaled 10,000 billion yen ($102.0 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials, logistics and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.

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