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European wins prestigious Hitachi DPG Global Salesperson of the Year Award

14. 09. 2005

Fabio Munero , Business Manager - Southern Europe for Hitachi Display Products Group has been awarded the prestigious ‘Global Salesperson of the Year 2005’ award at Hitachi’s Global Sales Conference held in Taiwan. The Award was presented in recognition of Fabio Munero’s excellent sales performance and achievements in the development of the component LCD module market in the southern European region.

“We are extremely pleased that Fabio’s efforts have been recognised at a global level. The European market is gaining in significance and size and this award affirms its importance as the location for a number of major customers and a hotbed for product innovation,” comments Myrddin Jones, General Manager of Hitachi Display Products Group. “We have had successes with a number of major customers in the telecommunications, white goods and industrial sectors in Southern Europe and Fabio has been instrumental in helping develop and nurture these accounts.”

“It is a great honour to receive this award. We have been working very closely with our customers and our factories to ensure that we deliver high performance LCD modules that are suitable for the specific customers’ applications. Our commitment to quality is appreciated by our customers and this has been rewarded with sales orders,” comments Fabio Munero, Business Manager - Southern Europe for Hitachi Display Products Group.

Fabio Munero has worked for Hitachi for the last 8 years, joining Hitachi Display Products Group three years ago. He is responsible for Hitachi Display Product Group OEM accounts in Southern Europe. These cover a number of industry sectors including telecommunications, automotive, industrial and consumer products and appliances.

About Hitachi Display Products Group
Hitachi Display Products Group (DPG) is part of Hitachi Europe Ltd. It is responsible for pan-European sales and distribution of Hitachi’s leading liquid crystal display products. Offering a comprehensive range of monochrome and colour display component modules, the company supports customers in a range of sectors including mobile phone manufacturing, white goods and home appliance manufacturing, car manufacturing and industrial companies. Hitachi Display Products Group offers a range of standard liquid crystal modules and is also able to develop and manufacture customised displays. For further information on Hitachi LCD modules, please visit the display products group web site http://www.hitachi-displays-eu.com.

About Hitachi Europe Ltd.
Hitachi Europe Ltd., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., Japan. Headquartered in Maidenhead, UK, it has operations in 15 countries and employs 470 people across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. As a 'Best Solutions Partner' Hitachi Europe tailors its services and solutions to meet the specific needs of its customers. Hitachi Europe comprises eleven key business areas: power and industrial systems; rail; industrial components & equipment; information systems; high performance computing; digital media; display products; air-conditioning and refrigeration systems; procurement and sourcing; corporate technology group (research & development) and the Hitachi Design Centre. For more information about Hitachi Europe Ltd., please visit http://www.hitachi-eu.com.

About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501 / NYSE:HIT), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company, with approximately 347,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2004 (ended March 31, 2005) consolidated sales totaled 9,027 billion yen ($84.3billion). 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 and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.hitachi.com.

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European wins prestigious Hitachi DPG Global Salesperson of the Year Award