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posted on 27 May 2008 16:44

HDS has appointed Mark Kay as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Asia Pacific. He will provide sales direction and leadership to the region and the appointment is effective immediately.

Kay will work to improve coverage, enhance the business strategy, and leverage Hitachi Data System's broad range of solutions to accelerate the company's growth and market share. He has 20 years of experience and knowledge.

Prior to this appointment, Kay was the country manager of HDS in Australia and New Zealand. During his tenure  Hitachi's ANZ business grew strongly in both revenue and profit. Additionally, Kay developed a strong, versatile team and created a solid, solutions-oriented business.

Randy E. DeMont, HDS' Executive Vice President and General Manager for Worldwide Sales, Services and Support, said, "Hitachi Data Systems' Asia Pacific business has experienced tremendous (growth)and we are confident that Mark's leadership and strategic vision will take the business to the next level of excellence. Mark will continue with our missions of building high performance teams, increasing operational efficiency, and balancing performance across the region."

Commenting on his new role, Mark Kay said, "It's an exciting time as companies are focusing on leveraging storage technology to derive business benefits, in a smarter way. I look forward to addressing the specialized needs of our customers here and developing our relationships through the APAC region."

About Hitachi Data Systems
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation provides Services Oriented Storage Solutions that enable heterogeneous storage to be dynamically provisioned according to business needs and centrally managed via industry-leading Hitachi storage virtualization software. As an integral part of the Hitachi Storage Solutions Group, Hitachi Data Systems delivers storage infrastructure platforms, storage management software, and storage consulting services through direct and indirect channels in over 170 countries and regions. Its customers include nearly 60-percent of Fortune 100 companies. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.hds.com.

About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 390,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2007 (ended March 31, 2008) consolidated revenues totaled 11,226 billion yen ($112.2 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.

^{[Formatted by Majid Soltani.]}