Masahiro Katoh

Hitachi Capital Corp. engages in the provision of financing solutions. It operates through the following business segments: Account Solutions, Vendor Solutions, Europe, Americas, China, and ASEAN. The Account Solutions segment offers leasing, installment, insurance and trust services to its client corporations, government offices, and agricultural and medical enterprises. The Vendor Solutions segment mainly handles leasing, installment, and financing services to its partner vendors to meet their sales promotion needs. The Europe, Americas, China, and ASEAN segments provide corporate finance solutions to the wide needs of its customers and vendors in cooperation with the Hitachi group including information and medical equipment, automobiles, industrial machinery, commercial facilities, and consumer home and auto loans. The company was founded on September 10, 1957 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.