FAQs About Hitachi Consulting
COMPANY
When was Hitachi Consulting founded?
Hitachi Consulting was founded in November 2000.
Where are you located?
Our headquarters are based in Dallas, Texas. Since 2000, we expanded our geographic coverage to 15 offices across the United States as well as Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom, Japan, and India.
How many employees do you have?
We have more than 2,000 employees worldwide.
How many years of experience do your employees have?
Our employees average 15 years of experience. Although the company was begun in 2000, many of our consultants have credentials covering engagements over the last 15-20 years.
What industries do you serve?
Aerospace and Defense
Communications, Media and Entertainment
Consumer Products
Financial Services
Health Care
High-Tech
Industrial Products
Oil & Gas
Public Sector
How can I find out more information about Hitachi Consulting?
Please visit hitachiconsulting.com for a deeper explanation of our products, services, and experience.
COMPETITION
With whom does Hitachi Consulting compete?
We compete with all the major consulting firms as well as various boutique and regional firms depending on the engagement.
Why do your clients turn to Hitachi Consulting?
We won't offer a blanket reason why clients have chosen Hitachi Consulting, but current clients continually tell us they appreciate the experience, integrity and passion of our consultants.
We attract the best and the brightest, both in talent and in companies with which we do business. Our consultants have an average of 15 years of process, industry and technology experience and we're able to translate that qualitatively and quantitatively to our clients' bottom line. We work with our clients to understand their business and develop solutions that meet their unique needs. In addition, we offer our clients seasoned consultants to work alongside them, who in turn transfer their deep industry, business process and application experience.
CLIENTS
What size clients do you serve?
At Hitachi Consulting, our people approach each customer with the same key elements of delivering value-based, business and IT solutions that are effective from the mid-tier space to Fortune 100. In fact, we number almost 30 percent of the Fortune 100 among our clients. With these companies, we've grown to be a valued solutions provider, often in highly specialized areas. And, they like having an alternative to some of our larger competitors.
Who are some of your key clients?
We are proud to work with companies that are known as leaders in their industries and worldwide. We work with clients from almost every industry and have delivered value-based, business and IT solutions that meet their unique needs.
Where are your clients located?
We serve global clients with operations in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Japan, Mexico, and other countries. The majority of our global clients and our current business goals are focused on North America and industry groups such as consumer, manufacturing, and telecommunications. Hitachi Consulting has long-term expansion plans for selling and delivering solutions outside the U.S.
What industries are your clients in?
We work with leading companies in a broad range of industries including aerospace and defense, industrial products, consumer packaged goods, financial services, public sector, food and beverage, health care, oil and gas, high-tech manufacturing, and communications, media and entertainment.
COMPANY GROWTH
To what do you attribute your company's growth?
Hitachi, Ltd. has invested in significant acquisitions for Hitachi Consulting over the years. We have a sound strategy to profitably manage and grow the company. Going forward, Hitachi's size, global presence and financial backing provide a solid foundation for our continued growth, addition of new capabilities and future international expansion.
What is Hitachi Consulting's strategy regarding future acquisitions?
Hitachi Consulting plans to diversify its revenue streams and grow both organically and through acquisition.
RELATIONSHIP WITH HITACHI, LTD. AND OTHER HITACHI COMPANIES
What are Hitachi's goals for Hitachi Consulting? How does Hitachi Consulting support the overall business goals of Hitachi?
On Nov. 19, 1999, the idea of Hitachi Consulting was born in the "i.e. HITACHI plan" ("i.e." stands for "information electronics"). This plan was designed to leverage Hitachi's wealth of knowledge in information technology as a basis to become a "best solutions partner."
When Hitachi established Hitachi Consulting in November 2000, this helped drive the "best solutions partner" mindset, and was a core component of Hitachi's IT solutions business in North America, enabling the company to enter fully into the global IT solutions market.
One of Hitachi's business goals is to become a leading global provider of business and IT consulting services. Hitachi Consulting is helping fulfill this goal with other Hitachi Group companies.
How does Hitachi Consulting fit into the Hitachi family of companies?
Hitachi Consulting, with corporate headquarters in Dallas, is the business and IT consulting arm of Hitachi Ltd.
Hitachi Consulting's Board of Directors sets the strategic direction for Hitachi Consulting and a U.S. management team leads day-to-day operations.
Our board consists of:
- Shinjiro Iwata, Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Service & Global Business, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd.
- John Maring, Executive Vice President, Hitachi Integration & Development, Hitachi Consulting
- Yoshihiro Miyoshi, Executive Vice President, Hitachi Information & Telecommunication Systems Global Holding Corporation
- Yoshihiko Mogami, Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of System Solutions Business, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group, Hitachi Ltd.
- Ryuichi Otsuki, Executive General Manager, Global Business Planning & Operations Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems, Hitachi, Ltd.
- Philip Parr, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hitachi Consulting
- David Rodman, Executive Vice President, U.S. Technology Solutions, Hitachi Consulting
- Yoshinori Suzuki, General Manager, Finance Management Office, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group,
- Michael Travis, President and CEO, Hitachi Information & Telecommunication Systems Global Holding Corporation
Do other Hitachi companies turn to Hitachi Consulting as their preferred provider of IT services for themselves or their clients?
We serve several Hitachi Group companies today in both the United States and Japan and the list continues to grow. Our business and IT capabilities allow other Hitachi Group companies to offer richer solutions to complement their products for their clients. Likewise, we will also leverage Hitachi's long history of innovative technologies for our clients.
We are currently working with a number of Hitachi companies, including Hitachi Data Systems and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies.
What does "Inspire the Next" stand for?
Hitachi introduced "Inspire the Next" in April 2000 as its corporate statement of value that is the promise of the Hitachi brand.
Hitachi's corporate statement "Inspire the Next" embodies the spirit of innovation, of being a technology leader, in not just creating but in applying, to be a catalyst of change and ushering in a new era. This yields the Hitachi corporate platform: "Society changes. Hitachi transforms it." Again, bringing to mind innovation, inspiration, integrity and leading-edge technology applied to solve problems and make life richer.
Is the Hitachi name helping the company compete?
Taking the name of Hitachi, a multi-billion dollar global technology leader, certainly helps level the playing field for us against larger consulting companies. The Hitachi name is helping open new doors, providing instant name recognition, credibility, and financial strength.
Do you suggest Hitachi's other services and products to clients?
We will recommend Hitachi products when we believe they are the best solution for our client, just as we do with our other alliance partners. And, that's one of the ways we look at the other Hitachi companies, as potential alliances, where working together we can bring richer solutions to our clients. We are looking for opportunities to leverage Hitachi's leading-edge technologies to clients, which can give us a direct advantage over the competition.
