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Despite recent struggles in turning around Hewlett Packard ’ s PC fortunes , Meg Whitman is one of the US ’ leading business personalities while also being named one of the most likely candidates to be the country ’ s first female president . Her CV includes roles at The Walt Disney Company , DreamWorks , Procter & Gamble , Hasbro and , most notably , her 10-year role as CEO of eBay .

As President of electronics and engineering conglomerate , Hitachi , Hiroaki Nakanishi has been with the company for more than 40 years , working his way up the ranks through his senior regional roles in Europe and America .

Since becoming president in 2010 he has overseen a dramatic restructuring of the company through the Smart Transformation Project .

28 March 2015