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Hitachi Consulting Managing Vice President Stephen Brant Named Top 25 Consultant
DALLAS - June 10, 2008 - For the fourth consecutive year a member of the Hitachi Consulting leadership team has been named to the prestigious Top 25 Consultants list by Consulting Magazine. Stephen Brant, Hitachi Consulting group managing vice president for Products Industries, is the latest to be honored.
Brant joins consultants from other top firms on this year's list, including A.T. Kearney, The Boston Consulting Group, IBM, Deloitte Consulting, KPMG, Booz & Company, Accenture and others. The award profiles strategists, technologists and management, ranking them among the most influential leaders in their industry. His inclusion follows other Hitachi Consulting winners, including COO Phil Parr and President and CEO Michael Travis.
Brant's leadership at Hitachi Consulting has produced additional yearly recognition, catapulting the company into three consecutive Consumer Goods Technology Top 10 rankings for industry service providers.
"With our deeper alignment of our knowledge base, all of Hitachi Consulting's products industry consultants are helping clients do a better job of Building the Market Responsive CompanySM. We are consistently working with clients on improving their capabilities in Revenue Management, Advanced Business Planning, Asset Responsiveness, Field Service Excellence, and the associated applications and technologies needed to be more market responsive. This award is recognition of our ongoing successes," said Brant.
"It's very rewarding to see Stephen's contributions recognized on such a high level," said Michael Travis, CEO of Hitachi Consulting. "Stephen has been a tireless contributor to Hitachi Consulting. Without his dedication, and that of others, we would not be as successful as we are today."
About Hitachi Consulting Corporation
As Hitachi, Ltd.'s (NYSE: HIT) global consulting company, with operations in the United States, Europe and Asia, Hitachi Consulting is a recognized leader in delivering proven business and IT strategies and solutions to Global 2000 companies across many industries. With a balanced view of strategy, people, process and technology, we work with companies to understand their unique business needs, and to develop and implement practical business strategies and technology solutions. From business strategy development through application deployment, our consultants are committed to helping clients quickly realize measurable business value and achieve sustainable ROI.
Hitachi Consulting's client base includes 25 percent of the Global 100 as well as many leading mid-market companies. We offer a client-focused, collaborative approach and transfer knowledge throughout each engagement.
For more information, call 1.877.664.0010 or visit http://www.hitachiconsulting.com/.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 390,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2007 (ended March 31, 2008) consolidated revenues totaled 11,226 billion yen ($112.2 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials, logistics and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.
About Consulting Magazine
Consulting magazine is the only magazine to cover decision-makers at the world's most influential consulting firms. Published six times a year by Kennedy Information, the magazine is available online at http://www.consultingmag.com/. The magazine also sponsors a range of events throughout the year, which are often based on the magazine's exclusive data of these firms.
