Tokyo, Japan - As announced in the press release "Announcement of New Sony Group Organizational Structure" issued today, in conjunction with the launch of "Sony Group Corporation" on April 1, 2021, Sony will establish a new executive structure optimized for Group-wide management.
In view of this transition, Sony Corporation's executive structure will be partially reformed as of 1st June 2020. The positions of executives with responsibility for business management and those with responsibility for headquarters functions will be separated, and chief executives in charge of core Sony Group companies will be appointed "Senior Executive Vice President." In addition, the positions of Corporate Executive Officers will be reviewed in order to clarify their responsibility to stakeholders. Executive Appointments (as of June 1, 2020)
Executives of equal rank are listed in order of appointment / changes to titles or areas of responsibility are underlined Kenichiro Yoshida Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
Hiroki Totoki Executive Deputy President and Chief Financial Officer
Representative Corporate Executive Officer Shigeki Ishizuka Vice Chairman*1
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Electronics Products & Solutions Business
Officer in charge of Storage Media Business
Representative Director, President and CEO, Sony Electronics Corporation
Representative Director and President, Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc Toru Katsumoto Executive Deputy President
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of R&D
Officer in charge of Medical Business
President, R&D Center
Representative Director and Deputy President, Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc. Ichiro Takagi Senior Executive Vice President
Deputy Officer in charge of Electronics Products & Solutions Business
Officer in charge of Home Entertainment & Sound Business, Consumer
AV Sales & Marketing, Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement,
Engineering Platform
Representative Director, Executive Deputy President and COO, Sony Electronics Corporation
Representative Director and President, Sony Home Entertainment & Sound Products Inc.
Terushi Shimizu Senior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Imaging & Sensing Solutions Business
Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
Representative Director and President, Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
Representative Director and President, Sony LSI Design Inc. Rob Stringer Senior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Music Business (Global)
Chairman, Sony Music Group
Chief Executive Officer, Sony Music Entertainment Anthony Vinciquerra Senior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Pictures Business
Chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. Jim Ryan Senior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Game & Network Service Business
President and CEO, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
Representative Director and President, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Shunsuke Muramatsu Senior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Music Business (Japan)
President and Representative Director of the Board, CEO, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. Jon Platt Senior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Music Publishing (Global)
Chairman and CEO, Sony / ATV Music Publishing LLC Shiro Kambe Senior Executive Vice President
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, Corporate Communications,
Sustainability, External Relations,Quality, Information Security and Privacy Kazushi Ambe Senior Executive Vice President
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Human Resources and General Affairs Michinori Mizuno*2 Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Music Business (Japan),
Chairman, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. Shigeru Ishii*2 Executive Vice President
President, Representative Director, Sony Financial Holdings Inc. Tsuyoshi Kodera Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Digital Transformation Strategy
Deputy President, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
Representative Director and Deputy President, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Toshimoto Mitomo Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Intellectual Property and Business Incubation Platform
Sony Group China Representative
Senior General Manager, Startup Acceleration Division Hiroaki Kitano Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of AI Collaboration
President and Chief Executive Officer, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. Hiroshi Kawano Senior Vice President
Representative Director and Deputy President,
President, Consumer & Professional Business Sector,
Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc. Masaru Tamagawa Senior Vice President
Global Sales & Marketing Officer
Representative Director and Chairman, Sony Marketing Inc. Hideyuki Furumi Senior Vice President
President, Sony Europe B.V. Masayuki Hattori Senior Vice President
In charge of Research and Development, R&D Center Natsuko Takei Senior Vice President
In charge of Legal, Compliance and Privacy
Senior General Manager, Legal Department Izumi Kawanishi Senior Vice President
In charge of AI Robotics Business Michael Fasulo Senior Vice President
President and COO, Sony North America Tomoo Hagimoto Senior Vice President
President, Representative Director, Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Hiroyuki Sato*2 Senior Vice President
In charge of Quality
Senior General Manager, Quality Management Department Kazuhiko Takeda Senior Vice President
In charge of Disc Manufacturing Business
Deputy President and CFO, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Hidehiko Teshirogi Senior Vice President
In charge of Development/Technology/Design, Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc. Mitsuya Kishida Senior Vice President
Representative Director and President,
Sony Mobile Communications Inc. Atsuko Murakami*2 Senior Vice President
In charge of Finance Project Masayasu Ito Senior Vice President
EVP, Hardware Engineering and Operation, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
Deputy President, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Kazuo Kii Senior Vice President
Representative Director and Executive Deputy President,
President, TV Business Group,
Sony Home Entertainment & Sound Products Inc. Masaaki Kojima Senior Vice President
In charge of Procurement/Manufacturing/Operation Improvement,
Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc.
Director, Executive Deputy President
Sony Global Manufacturing & Operations Corporation Shigeru Kumekawa Senior Vice President
Representative Director and President, Sony Marketing Inc.
Corporate Executive and President, Sony Marketing Japan Kimio Maki Senior Vice President
Director, Executive Deputy President, Sony Mobile Communications Inc. Yoshinori Matsumoto Senior Vice President
Director, Executive Deputy President,
President, V&S Business Group,
Sony Home Entertainment & Sound Products Inc. Hiroshi Takahashi Senior Vice President
Sony Group China Deputy Representative
President, Sony (China) Co., Ltd Makoto Toyoda Senior Vice President
Chief Information Officer
President, Representative Director, Sony Global Solutions Inc. Ryuji Omura Senior Vice President
Executive Deputy President, Mobility & IoT Solutions,
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation*3 Naomi Matsuoka Senior Vice President
In charge of Corporate Planning and Control, Finance and IR
Senior General Manager, Corporate Planning and Control Department
Senior General Manager, Finance Department
*1Following the launch of Sony Group Corporation on April 1, 2021, Sony Electronics Corporation will succeed the company name "Sony Corporation." Shigeki Ishizuka will be appointed Vice Chairman, Representative Corporate Executive Officer in order to ensure a smooth transition.
*2Scheduled to retire on June 26, 2020.
*3Scheduled to be appointed Officer in Charge of Technology Intelligence and Relations, Sony Corporation, and Director, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation on July 1, 2020.
Executive Appointment (as of June 23, 2020) Masashi Oka
(Newly Appointed) Senior Executive Vice President
President & CEO, Representative Director, Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.*4
*4Following approval at the Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders of Sony Financial Holdings Inc., the appointment is subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, both to be held on June 23, 2020.
Executive Appointments (as of June 26, 2020) Karen L. Halby
(Newly Appointed) Senior Vice President
Executive Vice President, Sony Corporation of America Hirotoshi Korenaga
(Newly Appointed) Senior Vice President
Senior General Manager, Global Accounting Division Yuichi Oshima
(Newly Appointed) Senior Vice President
Senior General Manager, Planning and Control Division,
Sony Home Entertainment & Sound Products Inc. Hisashi Tamai
(Newly Appointed) Senior Vice President
In charge of System and Platform Technology Development, Fundamental Technology Research and Development, R&D Center Executive to Retire (as of June 26, 2020) Michinori Mizuno Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Music Business (Japan),
Chairman, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. Shigeru Ishii Executive Vice President
President, Representative Director, Sony Financial Holdings Inc. Hiroyuki Sato Senior Vice President
In charge of Quality
Senior General Manager, Quality Management Department Atsuko Murakami Senior Vice President
In charge of Finance Project Executive Chief Engineer Appointments (as of June 26, 2020) Teruo Hirayama Strategic Assistant to Corporate Executive Officer in charge of R&D Center Keiichiro Shimada In charge of Technology Policy and Relations Executive Chief Engineer to Retire (as of June 26, 2020) Yasuhiro Ueda In charge of Technology Policy and Relations
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