Hiroaki Nakanishi

Hiroaki Nakanishi (2016)

Hiroaki Nakanishi ( Japanese 中西宏明 , Nakanishi Hiroaki ; born March 14, 1946 in Yokohama , Kanagawa Prefecture ) is a Japanese manager . Nakanishi is Chairman of Hitachi's Board of Directors and Chairman of Keidanren, Japan's Business Association .

Life

Nakanishi studied engineering at the University of Tokyo and computer science at Stanford University in California. Nakanishi has been with Hitachi since 1970 . From April 2010 he was President ( 代表執行役執行役社長 , daihyō shikkōyaku shikkōyaku shachō , English Representative Executive Officer and President ) and from 2014 to 2016 also Chairman and CEO of the company. In April 2018, Nakanishi became Chairman of Hitachi's Board of Directors . Since the end of May 2018, he has also been chairman of the influential Japanese business association Keidanren .

Position on nuclear energy

Less than a month after the Fukushima nuclear disaster , which destroyed a reactor built by Hitachi, among other things, Nakanishi said on April 6, 2011 that local residents' concerns would not dissuade Japan from developing nuclear power. Although it has become more difficult to win the support of local residents, it is still impossible for Japan to do without nuclear energy entirely.

Individual evidence

↑ Shoko Tomita: Languishing Hitachi Hopes to Get Back in the Game. In: toyokeizai.net. Tokyo Business Today, April 26, 2016, accessed May 19, 2016 .
^ Hitachi Directors and Executive Officers. In: hitachi.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019 .
↑ Hitachi Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi to head Keidanren business lobby. In: japantimes.co.jp. Japan Times, January 29, 2018, accessed March 13, 2019 .
↑ Mariko Yasu, Maki Shiraki: Silver lining in sight for makers of solar panels ( English ) The Japan Times online. April 22, 2011. Archived from the original on April 23, 2011. Retrieved on April 23, 2011: “Hitachi President Hiroaki Nakanishi said April 6 residents' concerns won't derail Japan's plans to seek more nuclear power. "It surely has become harder to get the backing of residents to build a nuclear plant," Nakanishi said. "It's not possible for Japan to totally eliminate the usage of nuclear power."

personal data
SURNAME	Nakanishi, Hiroaki
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	中西宏明 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Japanese manager
DATE OF BIRTH	March 14, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH	Yokohama , Kanagawa Prefecture

[1] Shoko Tomita: Languishing Hitachi Hopes to Get Back in the Game. In: toyokeizai.net. Tokyo Business Today, April 26, 2016, accessed May 19, 2016 .

[2] Hitachi Directors and Executive Officers. In: hitachi.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019 .

[3] Hitachi Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi to head Keidanren business lobby. In: japantimes.co.jp. Japan Times, January 29, 2018, accessed March 13, 2019 .

[4] Mariko Yasu, Maki Shiraki: Silver lining in sight for makers of solar panels ( English ) The Japan Times online. April 22, 2011. Archived from the original on April 23, 2011. Retrieved on April 23, 2011: “Hitachi President Hiroaki Nakanishi said April 6 residents' concerns won't derail Japan's plans to seek more nuclear power. "It surely has become harder to get the backing of residents to build a nuclear plant," Nakanishi said. "It's not possible for Japan to totally eliminate the usage of nuclear power."