Shinjiro Iwata

Opnext, Inc. designs and manufactures optical components, modules and subsystems for communications uses. The company operates through one business segment: Optical Subsystems, Modules and Component, which transmit and receive data delivered through light in telecom, data communication, industrial and commercial applications. The company was founded in September 18, 2000 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

HGST, a Western Digital company (NASDAQ: WDC), develops innovative, advanced hard disk drives, enterprise-class solid state drives, external storage solutions and services used to store, preserve and manage the world’s most valued data. HGST addresses customers’ rapidly changing storage needs by delivering intelligent storage devices that tightly integrate hardware and software to maximize solution performance. Founded by the pioneers of hard drives, HGST provides high-value storage for a broad range of market segments, including Enterprise, Cloud, Data Center, Mobile Computing, Consumer Electronics and Personal Storage. HGST was established in 2003 and maintains its U.S. headquarters in San Jose, California.

Hitachi Data Systems Holding Corp. provides modular mid-range and high-end computer data storage systems, software, and services. It offers cloud, bog date analytics, internet of things, converged infrastructure, storage, servers, data protection, application solutions, and industry solutions. The company was founded by Namihei Odaira in 1989 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc. engages in the development of semiconductor manufacturing, broadcasting, video and communication systems. It operates through the following segments: Video and Wireless Network Solutions; Eco and Thin Film Processing Solutions; and Others. The Video and Wireless Network Solutions segment manufactures wireless communication systems, information solutions, broadcasting systems, surveillance cameras and industrial video cameras. The company was founded on November 17, 1949 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Koki Holdings Co. Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of power tools, outdoor power equipment, and life-science instruments. It operates through the following segments: Power Tools and Centrifuges & Processing Equipment. The Power Tools segment provides metalworking, woodworking, cordless and construction power tools; pneumatic tools, woodworking machines, outdoor power equipment, gardening tools, household power tools, dust collectors, measure laser tools and accessories. The Centrifuges & Processing Equipment segment provides ultracentrifuges, high-speed refrigerated centrifuge, micro centrifuge, and large-scale continuous flow ultracentrifuge equipment. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.