Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited announced that Mr. Franz Cerwinka has informed the Company that due to additional assignments, he will not be able to devote time for attending Board meetings of the Company, therefore he has resigned as a Director of the Company. The company also appointed Mr. Shinichi Iizuka as director. Mr. Shinichi Iisuka began his career with Hitachi Ltd. in 1979, responsible for the design of Air Conditioning export. He started to work in India in 2002 and was appointed as the Managing Director of the Company in 2006.