Jun Abe is chairman of the board at Hitachi Vantara. In this role, he focuses on accelerating digital value creation for customers and partners, unlocking new synergies across the greater Hitachi Group.

Abe-san joined Hitachi Vantara's board in early 2020. He has 37 years of experience at Hitachi companies and has held multiple key leadership positions. Throughout his tenure, he has helped Hitachi bring to market major innovations and address business challenges. He remains committed to Hitachi's bottom line, leveraging technology to solve the world's most pressing societal issues while helping customers derive value from their data to make impactful contributions in their industries.

Abe-san most recently held the position of Vice President and Executive Officer, CEO of Industry & Distribution Business Unit Hitachi, Ltd. and Chairman, J.R. Automation Technologies, LLC. He graduated from Fukushima University with a Faculty of Economics degree.