Hitachi India appoints first Indian MD, Bharat Kaushal on board

Hitachi India Pvt. Ltd appoints Bharat Kaushal as the Managing Director. He will be the first Indian to lead operations of Hitachi India. His appointment will be effective from 1st June 2017. He succeeded Kojin Nakakita, who is now Chairman of Hitachi India Pvt. Ltd. and Hitachi Asia Ltd.

Speaking on the appointment, Mr.Kojin Nakakita said, “The management at Hitachi unanimously believed in the decision of appointing an Indian to lead the company’s ambitious and challenging mandate. India is a strategic and emerging market for us. Bharat is ideally credentialed to drive Hitachi’s Social Innovation Business in India. We feel his experience in promoting cross-border business relationships between Japanese and Indian Government and companies is a unique leverage. We are extremely confident of Bharat’s leadership and pioneering vision and I will personally support him in driving our business to achieve unprecedented growth.”