Powering social good
Having redefined its mission as a "social innovation business", Japanese conglomerate Hitachi is tackling issues faced by society. And that, says the company's vice president Kojin Nakakita, is what "contributing to society" truly means.
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Mindy Tan
ASK Kojin Nakakita to talk about himself and the chairman of Hitachi Asia immediately says he is an ice hockey player, after opening with a rather enigmatic "I've had a bit of a different life from everyone else".
His accent too is hard to place. It is definitely Japanese but mixed with something else, and peppered generously with colloquialisms like "man" - enunciated with a full-on Southern twang - to convey exasperated disbelief.
It is probably safe to say that this Hitachi lifer - who is vice president and executive officer at the Japanese conglomerate, and concurrently serving as chairman of Hitachi Asia and Hitachi India - did not see corporate life as his future when he was a young boy.
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