Sony : Executive Appointments

Tokyo, Japan - Sony Group Corporation today announced the following 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 OfficerHiroki TotokiExecutive Deputy President and CFO
Representative Corporate Executive OfficerShigeki Ishizuka*1Vice Chairman
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
Support for Electronics Domain
Officer in charge of Disc Manufacturing Business
Officer in charge of Storage Media Business
Officer in charge of Quality ManagementToru Katsumoto*2Executive Deputy President
Corporate Executive Officer
Support for Technology Area
Support for Medical BusinessTerushi ShimizuSenior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Imaging & Sensing Solutions Business
Representative Director, President and CEO,
Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationRob 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 & CEO, Representative Director, Sony Financial Group 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, Privacy, Corporate Communications, Brand Strategy, Sustainability, and External RelationsKazushi AmbeSenior Executive Vice President
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Human Resources and General AffairsToshimoto Mitomo
(Promoted)Senior Executive Vice President
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Intellectual Property and Business Incubation Platform
Sony Group China Representative
Senior General Manager, Startup Acceleration Division
Senior General Manager, Business Development OfficeHiroaki Kitano
(Promoted)Senior Executive Vice President and CTO
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of R&D
Officer in charge of AI Collaboration
President and CEO, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.
Representative Director and CEO, Sony AI Inc.Tsuyoshi KoderaExecutive Vice President
CDO (Chief Digital Officer)
Officer in charge of Digital Transformation Strategy, Information Systems, and Information Security
Senior General Manager, Corporate DX OfficeNatsuko TakeiExecutive Vice President
Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, and Privacy
Senior General Manager, Legal Department
Izumi KawanishiExecutive Vice President
Officer in charge of AI Robotics Business
Senior General Manager, AI Robotics Business Group
Makoto ToyodaSenior Vice President
CIO (Chief Information Officer)
President, Representative Director, Sony Global Solutions Inc.
Senior General Manager, Corporate IS DepartmentNaomi MatsuokaSenior Vice President
In charge of Corporate Planning and Control, Support for Finance Business and Entertainment AreaKaren L. HalbySenior Vice President
In charge of Global Tax
Executive Vice President, Sony Corporation of AmericaHirotoshi KorenagaSenior Vice President
In charge of AccountingHisashi TamaiSenior Vice President
President, R&D CenterMark E. KhalilSenior Vice President
President and General Counsel, Sony Corporation of America
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Sony Electronics Inc.Sadahiko Hayakawa
(Newly appointed)Senior Vice President
In charge of Finance and IR
Senior General Manager, Finance DepartmentShugo Yamaguchi
(Newly appointed)Senior Vice President
Senior General Manager, New Business Exploration Division, Business Incubation Platform

• *1Scheduled to retire as Representative Corporate Executive Officer as of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2022. After stepping down as Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Shigeki Ishizuka will continue to be in charge of the Disc Manufacturing Business, Storage Media Business, and Quality Management as Vice Chairman.
• *2Scheduled to retire as of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2022. After stepping down as an executive, Toru Katsumoto will continue to serve as President of Sony University in the position of Senior Advisor of the Sony Group.