CEO & former CEO of Hitachi
Currently, Toshiaki Higashihara is Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Hitachi Ltd. and Chairman at The Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association.
In the past he occupied the position of Managing Executive Officer of Hitachi Ltd. President & Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Ltd. (Vietnam) and President & Representative Director at Hitachi Plant Technologies Ltd. (both are subsidiaries of Hitachi Ltd.).
He received an undergraduate degree from The University of Tokushima.