Hitachi's latest batch of potential leadership candidates is 26% foreign

Japanese industrial group also promoting younger employees in seniority shake-up

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Hitachi said it is helping junior employees climb the corporate ladder by promoting young people into management positions. (Photo by Takashi Uema)

YOICHIRO HIROI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Foreign nationals now account for 26% of young employees that Japanese industrial group Hitachi has selected as potential candidates for future management positions, compared with just a few names when the program began four years ago.

The 119 employees selected in fiscal 2021, mainly in their 30s and 40s, will be assigned to overseas posts and cross-business projects.

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