Hitachi

Type	Public Kabushiki gaisha
Traded as	TYO: 6501
Industry	Conglomerate
Founded	1910 (Hitachi, Ibaraki)
Founder(s)	Namihei Odaira
Headquarters	Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Takashi Kawamura(Chairman) Hiroaki Nakanishi (President)
Products	Electronics, industrial machinery,telecommunications equipment, power plants,information systems, automotive components,materials, construction equipment
Services	Consulting, financial services
Revenue	¥9.665 trillion (2012)[1]
Operating income	¥412.28 billion (2012)[1]
Profit	¥347.17 billion (2012)[1]
Total assets	¥9.418 trillion (2012)[1]
Total equity	¥1.771 trillion (2012)[1]
Employees	323,540 (2012)[2]
Website	www.hitachi.com

Hitachi, Ltd. (株式会社日立製作所 Kabushiki-gaisha Hitachi Seisakusho^?) (Japanese pronunciation: [çiꜜtatɕi]) is a Japanesemultinational engineering and electronicsconglomerate company headquartered inChiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is the parent of theHitachi Group (Hitachi Gurūpu) and forms part of the DKB Group of companies. Hitachi is a highly diversified company that operates eleven business segments: Information & Telecommunication Systems, Social Infrastructure, High Functional Materials & Components, Financial Services, Power Systems, Electronic Systems & Equipment, Automotive Systems, Railway & Urban Systems, Digital Media & Consumer Products, Construction Machinery and Other Components & Systems.^[3]

Hitachi is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchangeand is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 andTOPIX indices. It is ranked 38th in the 2012Fortune Global 500 and 129th in the 2012Forbes Global 2000.