Hitachi Metals, Ltd. announced several personnel changes involving executive officers decided at a board of directors meeting on February 27, 2018. Reason for personnel changes: Decisions have been made regarding the executive structure starting on April 1, 2018. The company appointed Hiroaki Nishioka from Representative Executive Officer; Chief Financial Officer; General Manager, Finance Division to Vice President and Representative Executive Officer, Koji Sato from Executive Officer; President, Specialty Steel Company; Deputy General Manager, Corporate Export Regulation Office to Vice President and Executive Officer, Naohiko Tamiya from Executive Officer; General Manager, Human Resources & General Administration Division; Chief Compliance Officer to Vice President and Executive Officer, Norio Uemura from Director & President, Hitachi Metals San Huan Magnetic Materials (Nantong) Co., Ltd. to Executive Officer, Eiichiro Shoji from General Manager, Business Activity & Marketing Division to Executive Officer, Masato Hasegawa from Vice President and Executive Officer; General Manager, Corporate Quality Assurance Division to Executive Officer, Kenji Hirano from General Manager, Yasugi Works, Specialty Steel Company to Executive Officer. Since November 2016, Norio Uemura is a Director & President, Hitachi Metals San Huan Magnetic Materials (Nantong) Co., Ltd. Since April 2017, Eiichiro Shoji is General Manager, Business Activity & Marketing Division. Since April 2017, Kenji Hirano is General Manager, Yasugi Works, Specialty Steel Company. Date of personnel changes is April 1, 2018. Retiring executive officers as of March 31, 2018: Katsuro Sasaka from Executive Officer; Deputy General Manager, Corporate Management Planning Division; General Manager, Group Company Auditing Office. Eiji Nakano from Executive Officer; General Manager, Technology, Research & Development Division.