Tokyo, Japan - Sony Corporation announced the appointment of members to its Board of Directors following approval at the 103rd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders that took place today. The company's Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board, as well as the Chairman and Members of the Nominating, Compensation and Audit Committees were also appointed at a Meeting of the Board of Directors held after the above mentioned General Meeting of Shareholders.

Members of the Board
  • Note:The candidates have not changed since the announcement on March 26, 2020.
Kenichiro YoshidaRepresentative Corporate Executive Officer,
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Hiroki TotokiRepresentative Corporate Executive Officer,
Executive Deputy President and Chief Financial OfficerShuzo Sumi(*)Senior Executive Advisor, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Former Chairman of the Board, Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.Tim SchaaffChief Product Officer, Intertrust Technologies Corporation
Former President, Sony Network Entertainment International LLCKazuo Matsunaga(*)Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation
Former Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and IndustryToshiko Oka(*)CEO, Oka & Company Ltd.Sakie Akiyama(*)Founder, Saki CorporationWendy Becker(*)Chairperson of the Board, Logitech International S.A.
Non-Executive Director, Great Portland Estates plcYoshihiko Hatanaka(*)Representative Director, Chairman of the Board,
Astellas Pharma Inc.Adam Crozier(*)(**)Former CEO, ITV plc
Former CEO, Royal Mail Group Ltd Keiko Kishigami(*)(**)Certified Public Accountant in Japan
Board Member, WWF Japan
Former Partner, Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLCJoseph A. Kraft Jr.(*)(**)CEO, Rorschach Advisory Inc.
Former Deputy Branch Manager & Managing Director,
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Japan
Former Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Japan
  • (*)An Outside Director who satisfies the requirements under Item 15, Article 2 of the Companies Act of Japan
  • (**)New Members of the Board
Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board Chairman of the BoardShuzo SumiVice Chairman of the BoardKazuo Matsunaga Chairman and Members of the Committees Nominating Committee ChairShuzo SumiMembersYoshihiko Hatanaka, Adam Crozier, Kenichiro Yoshida Compensation Committee ChairWendy BeckerMembersSakie Akiyama, Joseph A. Kraft Jr. Audit Committee ChairKazuo Matsunaga MembersToshiko Oka, Keiko Kishigami

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