Hitachi to hire 3,000 in India |
Japanese giant Hitachi is targeting a turnover of around Rs 11,000 crore (210 billion Yen) in FY 2015 from India and will hire around 3,000 people to expand its business. Hitachi will contribute to the medium and long-term development of Indian society through the social innovation business which integrates cutting-edge IT and infrastructure technologies developed over many years. The company currently has 31 business bases and over 10,000 employees in India. It plans to increase the number of group employees in India in FY 2015 to approximately 13,000. It will invest 70 billion Yen (around Rs 3,670 crore) over the four years from FY 2012 to FY 2015. Hitachi President & COO Toshiaki Higashihara said India is becoming an increasingly important country for Hitachi`s global growth. The company intends to participate in government-led efforts to put in place and maintain social infrastructures systems and advanced medical devices and rail systems. Hitachi is a leader in construction machinery and air-conditioning systems in India and is also expanding in new areas like information & telecommunication systems, power systems, industrial, transportation and urban development systems.
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