Sony Corporation Executive Appointments
05/29/2015
Tokyo, Japan - Sony Corporation today announced candidates for the positions of Representative Corporate Executive Officers, Corporate Executive Officers, Corporate Executives and Group Executives to be appointed effective June 23, 2015. The selections of Corporate Executive Officers are subject to the approval of the Board of Directors Meeting to be held on June 23, 2015. The selections of Corporate Executives and Group Executives are to be submitted for internal approval following the appointment of Representative Corporate Executive Officers and Corporate Executive Officers.
Corporate Executive Officers (*concurrently a Director)
The candidates for Representative Corporate Executive Officers and Corporate Executive Officers are as follows (as of June 23, 2015):
Representative Corporate Executive Officers
Kazuo Hirai* --- President and Chief Executive Officer
Kenichiro Yoshida* --- Executive Deputy President and Chief Financial Officer
Corporate Executive Officers (EVPs listed in order of appointment)
Tomoyuki Suzuki --- Executive Deputy President
Officer in charge of Device Solutions Business and RDS Platform
President of Device Solutions Business Group
Shiro Kambe --- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, Corporate Communications, CSR and External Relations
Masashi Imamura --- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement, Quality and Environmental Platform and Engineering Platform
Shigeki Ishizuka --- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Imaging Products & Solutions Business
President of Professional Solutions Group
President of Digital Imaging Business Group
Corporate Executives
The candidates for Corporate Executives are as follows (as of June 23, 2015):
Executive Vice President (EVP)
Shoji Nemoto --- Sony Group China Representative
In charge of Disc Manufacturing Business
Senior Vice President (SVP) (listed in order of appointment)
Keiichiro Shimada --- In charge of Mid-to-Long term Technology, RDS Platform
In charge of Technology Policy and Relations
Yoshito Ezure --- Senior General Manager of Energy Division,
Device Solutions Business Group
Representative Director and President, Sony Energy Devices Corporation
Toru Katsumoto --- President of Medical Business Unit
Representative Director and President, Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
Fumiaki Sakai --- Chief Information Officer
Hideyuki Furumi --- President of UX, Marketing Group, UX Platform
Masayuki Hattori --- President of System R&D Group, RDS Platform
Teruo Hirayama --- President of Device & Material R&D Group, RDS Platform
Toshimoto Mitomo --- In charge of Intellectual Property
Toshihiko Ohnishi --- Deputy President of Imaging Products and Solutions Sector
Deputy President of Professional Solutions Group
Terushi Shimizu --- Deputy President of Device Solutions Business Group
Natsuko Takei --- Senior General Manager of Legal & Compliance Department
Hiroichi Kawahira --- President of Advanced Materials Laboratories, Device & Material R&D Group, RDS Platform
Kazushi Ambe --- In charge of Human Resources and General Affairs
Hiroyuki Sato (Promoted) --- Deputy President of Digital Imaging Business Group, Imaging Products and Solutions Sector
Kazuhiko Takeda (Promoted) --- In charge of Accounting
Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning & Control Department
Group Executives (listed in order of appointment)
The candidates for Group Executives are as follows (as of June 23, 2015):
Michael Lynton --- CEO, Sony Entertainment Inc.
Chairman & CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
CEO, Sony Corporation of America
Katsumi Ihara --- Executive President and Representative Director, Sony Financial Holdings Inc.
Chairman, Director, Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
Nobuki Kurita --- Chairman and President, Sony (China) Co., Ltd
Doug Morris --- CEO, Sony Music Entertainment
Andrew House --- In charge of Game & Network Services Business
President and Global CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
Martin Bandier --- Chairman & CEO, Sony / ATV Music Publishing LLC
Hiroshi Kawano --- President, Corporate Executive, Representative Director, Sony Marketing of Japan Inc.
Masaru Tamagawa --- President, Sony Europe Ltd.
Nicole Seligman --- President, Sony Corporation of America
President, Sony Entertainment Inc.
Senior Legal Counsel, in charge of Information Security, Sony Group
Kunimasa Suzuki --- Executive Vice President, Sony Entertainment Inc.
Hiroki Totoki --- In charge of Mobile Communications Business
President & CEO, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
Izumi Kawanishi --- Director, EVP, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
In charge of Solutions Software Development,
Professional Solutions Group, Sony Corporation (Advisory role)
Ichiro Takagi --- In charge of Home Entertainment & Sound Business
In charge of Consumer AV Sales Platform
Representative Director and President, Sony Visual Products Inc.
President of Video & Sound Business Group, Sony Corporation
Yasuhiro Ueda --- President, Representative Director, Sony Semiconductor Corporation
Michael Fasulo (Promoted) --- President and COO, Sony Electronics Inc.
Tomoo Hagimoto (Promoted) --- President, Representative Director, Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
Michinori Mizuno (Promoted) --- Representative Director and CEO, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
Hidehiko Teshirogi (Promoted) --- SVP, Deputy Head of Product Business Group, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
In charge of TS Business, Sony Corporation
Corporate Executives to Retire (as of June 23, 2015)
Corporate Executive Officers
Tadashi Saito --- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Medical Business
Kunitaka Fujita --- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Human Resources and General Affairs
Corporate Executives
Masaru Kato --- Vice Chairman
Kazuaki Takanose --- In charge of Procurement
Senior General Manager of Corporate Procurement Center,
Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement, Quality and Environmental Platform
Takemi Nagasaka --- In charge of Accounting
Shigeru Kato --- In charge of Product Quality & Safety and Environment,
Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement, Quality and Environmental Platform
Group Executives
Masao Morita --- Chairman and Representative Director, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
Representative Director, Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
Yoshihisa Ishida --- EVP, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
Naoki Kitagawa --- Representative Director and Vice Chairman, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
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