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Title: Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Quality Officer and Chief Manufacturing Strategy Officer

Company: Hitachi Industry: Technology

Tadashi Kume is Vice President and Executive Officer at Hitachi and holds dual roles as Chief Quality Officer and Chief Manufacturing Strategy Officer across the business. Drawing on decades of engineering and leadership experience, Tadashi directs high-level manufacturing governance, advanced plant automation and critical quality assurance standards.

Title: Chief Operating Officer Company: Flex Industry: Technology

As Chief Operating Officer at Flex, Hooi Tan leads global manufacturing operations, supply chain strategy, procurement and quality systems. With more than two decades of leadership, he has held positions including President of Global Operations and Components. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and spent years managing more than 100 facilities.

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