Tokyo, Japan - Sony Corporation*today announced candidates for the executives who will be responsible for the management of the Sony Group Corporation in FY2021. Following approvals from the appropriate governing committees, the candidates are scheduled to officially take up their positions after Sony's Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, due to be held in June, 2021.

Executive Appointments

[ Executives of equal rank are listed in order of appointment / changes to titles or areas of responsibility are underlined ]

Kenichiro YoshidaChairman, President and CEO
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
Hiroki TotokiExecutive Deputy President and CFO
Representative Corporate Executive OfficerShigeki IshizukaVice Chairman
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
Support for Electronics Businesses
Officer in charge of Disc Manufacturing Business
Officer in charge of Storage Media Business
Officer in charge of Quality ManagementToru KatsumotoExecutive Deputy President and CTO
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of R&D
Support for Medical Business
President, R&D CenterTerushi ShimizuSenior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Imaging & Sensing Solutions Business
Representative Director, President and CEO,
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
Representative Director and President,
Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
Representative Director and President, Sony LSI Design Inc.Rob StringerSenior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Music Business (Global)
Chairman, Sony Music Group
CEO, Sony Music EntertainmentAnthony VinciquerraSenior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Pictures Business
Chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.Jim RyanSenior 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 MuramatsuSenior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Music Business (Japan)
President and Representative Director of the Board, CEO,
Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.Jon PlattSenior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Music Publishing (Global)
Chairman and CEO, Sony Music PublishingMasashi OkaSenior Executive Vice President
President and CEO, Representative Director, Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.Kimio MakiSenior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Electronics Products & Solutions Business
Representative Director, President and CEO, Sony CorporationShiro KambeSenior Executive Vice President
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, Corporate Communications, Sustainability, External Relations, and PrivacyKazushi AmbeSenior Executive Vice President
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Human Resources and General AffairsTsuyoshi KoderaExecutive Vice President
CDO (Chief Digital Officer)
Officer in charge of Digital Transformation Strategy, Information Systems, and Information SecurityToshimoto MitomoExecutive Vice President
Officer in charge of Intellectual Property and Business Incubation Platform
Sony Group China Representative
Senior General Manager, Startup Acceleration DivisionHiroaki KitanoExecutive Vice President
Officer in charge of AI Collaboration
President and CEO, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.
Representative Director and CEO, Sony AI Inc.Natsuko Takei
(Promoted) Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, and Privacy
Senior General Manager, Legal DepartmentIzumi Kawanishi
(Promoted) Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of AI Robotics Business
Makoto ToyodaSenior Vice President
CIO (Chief Information Officer)
President, Representative Director, Sony Global Solutions Inc.Ryuji Omura Senior Vice President
In charge of Technolog Intelligence and Relations
Naomi Matsuoka Senior Vice President
In charge of Corporate Planning and Control, Finance, and IRKaren L. HalbySenior Vice President
In charge of Global Tax
Executive Vice President, Sony Corporation of AmericaHirotoshi KorenagaSenior Vice President
In charge of Accounting
Senior General Manager, Global Accounting DivisionHisashi TamaiSenior Vice President
Deputy President, R&D CenterMark E. Khalil
(Newly appointed) Senior Vice President
President and General Counsel, Sony Corporation of America
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Sony Electronics Inc.
Executive to retire Masayuki HattoriSenior Vice President
In charge of Research and Development, R&D Center Executive Chief Engineers to retire Teruo HirayamaStrategic Assistant to Corporate Executive Officer in charge of R&D CenterKeiichiro ShimadaIn charge of Technology Policy and Relations
  • *As of April 1st 2021, Sony Corporation will change its company name to 'Sony Group Corporation.'

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