Raj Das joins Hitachi GST

New Delhi

May 16, 2008

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (GST) announced the appointment of Raj
Das to Senior VP-Worldwide Marketing. In his new role, Das will be responsible
for worldwide product planning and strategy, positioning, promotion and
fulfillment.

Das brings nearly two decades of experience leading product planning and
marketing organizations in the storage industry. Prior to joining Hitachi GST,
Das was VP-SGI (SGIC), where he was responsible for product management,
product and channel marketing, and outbound activities for the company's
storage product division.

“We are very pleased to welcome Raj to the Hitachi GST team,” said
Shinjiro Iwata, Executive VP. “His proven marketing and product management
expertise, technical background and leadership will play a key role in
accelerating our worldwide marketing efforts.”

Das' background in product marketing also includes senior-level product
marketing positions at Brocade Communications (BRCD). He led product marketing
at Brocade where he managed the firm's entire product portfolio. Also, he was
VP-Product Marketing at McDATA and played a leading role in Brocade's
acquisition of McDATA. In addition, Das directed product marketing groups at Sun
Microsystems (JAVA), Tandem Computers and Amdahl Corporation.