Hiroaki Nakanishi KBE was a Japanese businessman and chairman of Hitachi.
13 Facts About Hiroaki Nakanishi
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Hiroaki Nakanishi became the 10th president of Hitachi in 2010, and in 2014, assumed the position of chairman and CEO.
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Hiroaki Nakanishi was born in Yokohama, Japan on March 14,1946.
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Hiroaki Nakanishi studied electrical engineering at the University of Tokyo, obtaining a bachelor's degree in 1970 and joining Hitachi one month later.
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Hiroaki Nakanishi later attended Stanford University, receiving a master's degree in computer engineering in 1979.
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Hiroaki Nakanishi joined Hitachi's Omika Works Computer Control Design Department in 1970 immediately after graduating from college.
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Hiroaki Nakanishi became the managing director of Hitachi Europe in 1998, before being promoted to senior vice president six years later.
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Hiroaki Nakanishi became the chairman of Hitachi America and chairman of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies in 2007.
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Hiroaki Nakanishi started the Smart Transformation Project which restructured the company following the global financial crisis, including the sale of HGST to Western Digital.
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Hiroaki Nakanishi established a board of directors at Hitachi similar to ones in the Western world, with non-executive directors holding a majority.
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Hiroaki Nakanishi was chosen as chairman of the Japan Business Federation in 2018.
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Hiroaki Nakanishi was instrumental in prompting the Federation to support the country's promise to become carbon neutral by 2050, in spite of its traditional opposition to climate change initiatives.
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Hiroaki Nakanishi was hospitalized again in mid-July 2020, and reportedly in remission in March 2021.