1999- 2008
Hitachi focused on growth across Southeast Asia, India and other markets. The company realigned to stay focused on pursuing growth in core competencies and successfully won and completed significant projects.
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Completed Stage 1 of Tuas Power Station.
Held the 3rd Hitachi Young Leaders Initiative in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Established Malaysia Treasury Centre in HAS-ML.
Established HAS Shenzhen Branch office in China.
Closed HAS-GZ.
Established Thai Treasury Centre in HAS-TH.
Held the 4th Hitachi Young Leaders lnitiative in Bangkok, Thailand.
Marked our 10th year of sponsorship of Christmas Light-Up along Orchard Road and contribution to Community Chest of Singapore with group companies in Singapore.
Established Asia Maintenance Service Pte. Ltd. as a maintenance company of power station.
Established Digital Media System Group and Business Planning and Development Group in HAS-SIN.
Held the 5th Hitachi Young Leaders Initiative in Singapore.
Established Taiwan Treasury Centre in HAS-TP.
Strong mutual respect amongst peers, a great deal of trust and humility across our workplace – these are the values I hold dear while working in Hitachi.
Major restructuring took place in 2003, which redefined business regions and groups. This allowed Hitachi Asia to focus its activities on Southeast Asia, India and other areas to create more milestones in different business groups.
Transferred Hitachi Semiconductor (HNS) China shares to HQ.
Transferred Hard Disk Drive business to Hitachi Global Storage Technologies.
Transferred HAS-HK business to Hitachi, Ltd.
Transferred semiconductor business and CDC Warehouse to Renesas Technology.
Transferred Asia Treasure Centre (ATC) function to newly-formed Hitachi International Treasury Ltd.
Closure of HAS-TP. Transferred remaining business to HAS-HK.
Closure of HAS-MYM Branch office.
Transferred shares of Hitachi Asia Taiwan to Hitachi, Ltd.
It is wonderful to see that the warm and friendly culture remains firmly rooted in Hitachi even though our company has grown so much in size. This is all thanks to the strong Hitachi culture and our collective values.
Transferred semiconductor business from HAS-ML to Renesas Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Acquired Sumber Engineering Trading Pte. Ltd. to expand Industrial Components & Equipment (ICE) business.
Held the 7th Hitachi Young Leaders Initiative in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Collaborated with Data Storage Institute on joint R&D projects.
The late Dr. Tsutomu Kanai, former Chairman of Hitachi, Ltd., received the “Honorary Citizen Award”. This is the highest national award in Singapore for non-citizens who have made outstanding contributions to the country in various areas such as business, science and technology among many others.
Participated in the Sentosa Express Handover Ceremony.
Received order of 140 T/hr boiler from Petrochemical (Singapore) Company Ltd.
Installed Hitachi elevators and moving sidewalks at Changi Airport Terminal 3.
Received an additional order (2 sets) of monorail trains from Sentosa Development Corporation upon completion of the Monorail Project in 2006.
Held the 9th Hitachi Young Leaders Initiative in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Received an order for stage II repowering project for Senoko Power Station in Singapore, the first overseas repowering project.
Set up Preventative Maintenance Service Division under Power & Industrial Systems Group, following the transfer from Asia Plant Maintenance Service Pte. Ltd.