Announcement of Executive Officers' Change

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Announcement of Executive Officers’ Change

Tokyo, Japan, February 21, 2020 – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (TSE: 8036) today announced the change of Executive Officers.

1. Promotion [Effective April 1, 2020] New Title Name Current Position (As of February 21, 2020) Representative Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, General Executive Officer, Manager, Corporate Manufacturing Strategy Div., Executive Vice Joji Honda and President, Hitachi High-Tech Fine Systems President and Corporation Executive Officer Senior Vice President Takashi Iizumi Vice President and Executive Officer, CDO and Executive Officer Vice President and Executive Officer, and General Senior Vice President Futoshi Ishiwa Manager, Nano-Technology Solution Business and Executive Officer Group Vice President and Executive Officer, CHRO, CRO, and General Akira Ietsugu Executive Officer Manager, Human Resources & General Affairs Div. Vice President and Hitoshi Kato Executive Officer, CSO Executive Officer Vice President and Kazuo Executive Officer, CMO, and General Manager, Executive Officer Karasawa Global Business Strategy Div.

2. New Appointment [Effective April 1, 2020] New Title Name Current Position (As of February 21, 2020) Deputy General Manager, Nano-Technology Osamu Executive Officer Solution Business Group, and General Manager, Komuro Metrology and Analysis Systems Product Div. Deputy General Manager, Analytical & Medical Yoshimitsu Executive Officer Solution Business Group, and General Manager, Takagi Medical Systems Sales & Marketing Div. Masahiro Senior Vice President and CFO, Hitachi High Executive Officer Hashimoto Technologies America, Inc.

3. Retirement [Effective March 31, 2020] Name Current Position (As of February 21, 2020) Toshiyuki Ikeda Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, CTO Vice President and Executive Officer, and General Manager, Industrial Hiroshi Tajima Solution Business Group

(Note) CDO: Chief Digital Officer CHRO: Chief Human Resources Officer CRO: Chief Risk management Officer CSO: Chief Strategy Officer CMO: Chief Marketing Officer CFO: Chief Financial Officer CTO: Chief Technology Officer

Reference 1. Executive Officers [Effective April 1, 2020] Title Name Responsibilities Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Masahiro Miyazaki Overall Management Execution Executive Officer Representative Executive Assistant to the President Officer, Executive Vice President Shinji Sato (Corporate & Sales Strategy) and Executive Officer Representative Executive Assistant to the President Officer, Executive Vice President Joji Honda (Technology & Corporate Manufacturing) and Executive Officer and Export Control Officer Digital Strategy, Investor Relations, Senior Vice President and Takashi Iizumi Lumada Business, CDO and Chief Executive Officer Lumada Officer Senior Vice President and Nano-Technology Solution Business and Futoshi Ishiwa Executive Officer Service Business Vice President and Executive Accounting & Finance, Trade Shinji Sakurai Officer Compliance Management and CFO Vice President and Executive Mikio Takagi Analytical & Medical Solution Business Officer Human Resources, CSR, Corporate Vice President and Executive Communications, Legal, Environment, Akira Ietsugu Officer Internal Control, Compliance Risk Management, CHRO and CRO Corporate Strategy, Group Company Vice President and Executive Hitoshi Kato Management, Sales Strategy, CSO and Officer CMO Vice President and Executive Kazuo Karasawa Industrial Solution Business Officer

Executive Officer Yasukuni Koga EMEA Area

Executive Officer Keita Miyoshi Korea Area Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Executive Officer Atsushi Takane Procurement, Smart Transformation Promotion, and CTrO

Executive Officer Masahiro Taniguchi Industrial Solution Business

R&D, Intellectual Property, Executive Officer Yoshito Nejime New Business Creation, and CTO Executive Officer Osamu Komuro Nano-Technology Solution Business

Executive Officer Yoshimitsu Takagi Analytical & Medical Solution Business

Executive Officer Masahiro Hashimoto Internal Audit

(Note) CTrO: Chief Transformation Officer

2. Personal History of New Executive Officers

Osamu Komuro 1. Date of birth: June 23, 1966 2. Business Experience: December 2019 Deputy General Manager, Nano-Technology Solution Business Group, and General Manager, Metrology and Analysis Systems Product Div. April 2016 General Manager, Electron Beam Systems Design Dept., Semiconductor Process Control Systems Product Div., Electronic Device Systems Business Group, October 2002 Joined Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation April 1991 Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

Yoshimitsu Takagi 1. Date of birth: March 27, 1967 2. Business Experience: April 2019 Deputy General Manager, Analytical & Medical Solution Business Group, and General Manager, Medical Systems Sales & Marketing Div. April 2012 General Manager, Marketing Dept., Medical Systems Sales & Marketing Div., Science & Medical Systems Business Group February 2002 Joined Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation April 1989 Joined Hitachi, Ltd.

Masahiro Hashimoto 1. Date of birth: July 31, 1963 2. Business Experience: April 2016 Senior Vice President and CFO, Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc. April 2013 General Manager, Accounting Dept., Accounting & Finance Div. April 1986 Joined Nissei Sangyo Co., Ltd.

For further information Kosuke Nishikawa, Kohei Kayama CSR & Corporate Communications Dept., CSR Div., Tel: +81-80-9207-5949