Sony : Executive Appointments (PDF)

Sony Corporation

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No. 21-028E

March 30, 2021

Sony Group Corporation Executive Appointments

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 Yoshida

Chairman, President and CEO Representative Corporate Executive Officer

Hiroki Totoki

Executive Deputy President and CFO Representative Corporate Executive Officer

Shigeki Ishizuka

Vice 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 Management

Toru Katsumoto

Executive Deputy President and CTO Corporate Executive Officer

Officer in charge of R&D Support for Medical Business President, R&D Center

Terushi Shimizu

Senior 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 Stringer

Senior Executive Vice President

Officer in charge of Music Business (Global) Chairman, Sony Music Group

CEO, Sony Music Entertainment

Anthony Vinciquerra

Senior Executive Vice President

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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 Services 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 Music Publishing

Masashi Oka

Senior Executive Vice President

President and CEO, Representative Director, Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

Kimio Maki

Senior Executive Vice President

Officer in charge of Electronics Products & Solutions Business Representative Director, President and CEO, Sony Corporation

Shiro Kambe

Senior Executive Vice President Corporate Executive Officer

Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, Corporate Communications, Sustainability, External Relations, and Privacy

Kazushi Ambe

Senior Executive Vice President

Corporate Executive Officer

Officer in charge of Human Resources and General Affairs

Tsuyoshi Kodera

Executive Vice President

CDO (Chief Digital Officer)

Officer in charge of Digital Transformation Strategy, Information Systems, and Information Security

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 CEO, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. Representative Director and CEO, Sony AI Inc.

Natsuko Takei	Executive Vice President
(Promoted)	Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, and Privacy
Senior General Manager, Legal Department
Izumi Kawanishi	Executive Vice President
(Promoted)	Officer in charge of AI Robotics Business
Makoto Toyoda	Senior Vice President
CIO (Chief Information Officer)
President, Representative Director, Sony Global Solutions Inc.
Ryuji Omura	Senior Vice President
In charge of Technology Intelligence and Relations
Naomi Matsuoka	Senior Vice President
In charge of Corporate Planning and Control, Finance, and IR
Karen L. Halby	Senior Vice President
In charge of Global Tax
Executive Vice President, Sony Corporation of America
Hirotoshi Korenaga	Senior Vice President
In charge of Accounting
Senior General Manager, Global Accounting Division
Hisashi Tamai	Senior Vice President
Deputy President, R&D Center
Mark E. Khalil	Senior Vice President
(Newly appointed)	President and General Counsel, Sony Corporation of America
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Sony Electronics Inc.
＜Executive to retire＞
Masayuki Hattori	Senior Vice President
In charge of Research and Development, R&D Center

＜Executive Chief Engineers to retire＞

Teruo Hirayama Strategic Assistant to Corporate Executive Officer in charge of R&D Center

Keiichiro Shimada In charge of Technology Policy and Relations

*As of April 1st 2021, Sony Corporation will change its company name to "Sony Group Corporation."