Executive Appointments (effective April 1, 2021)

02/12/2021

Tokyo, Japan – As announced in May, 2020, the Sony Group will implement a series of changes to its organizational structure, effective April 1, 2021, and the new Sony Corporation will be established to oversee its electronics business (the Electronics Products & Solutions segment in Sony's current financial disclosure). The executive structure for the new company is outlined below.

Following this realignment, Sony Corporation executives currently in key positions within core Sony Group businesses will be positioned as executives of their operating companies, and will continue to strive to create value in each business.

Sony Corporation

<Directors / Statutory Auditor>

Kimio Maki
Representative Director
Kenichiro Yoshida
Chairman
Ichiro Takagi
Vice Chairman
Hiroki Totoki
 
Shigeki Ishizuka
 
Toru Katsumoto
 
Hirotoshi Korenaga
Statutory Auditor

<Corporate Executives>

Kimio Maki
President and CEO
Kazuo Kii
Executive Deputy President
President, Home Entertainment & Sound Products Business Group
President, TV Business Group
Officer in charge of Manufacturing, Procurement, Engineering Platform and Sales & Marketing
Yoshinori Matsumoto
Executive Deputy President
President, New Business & Technology Development Group
Deputy President, Home Entertainment & Sound Products Business Group
Officer in charge of Technology Policy and Relations
Hiroshi Kawano
Executive Vice President
President, Service Business Group*1
Officer in charge of Brand
Mitsuya Kishida
Executive Vice President
President, Mobile Communications Business Group
Masaru Tamagawa
Senior Vice President
Global Sales & Marketing Officer
Representative Director and Chairman, Sony Marketing Inc.
Hideyuki Furumi
Senior Vice President
President, Sony Europe B.V.
Hidehiko Teshirogi
Senior Vice President
Senior General Manager, Advanced Technology Management, New Business & Technology Development Group
Masaaki Kojima
Senior Vice President
In charge of Quality, CS and Design Reform Promotion
Director, Executive Deputy President,
Sony Global Manufacturing & Operations Corporation
Shigeru Kumekawa
Senior Vice President
Representative Director and President, Sony Marketing Inc.
Corporate Executive and President, Sony Marketing Japan
Hiroshi Takahashi
Senior Vice President
Sony Group China Deputy Representative
President, Sony (China) Co., Ltd
Yuichi Oshima
Senior Vice President and CFO
In charge of Information Systems, Information Security and Logistics
Mami Imada
(Newly appointed*2)
Senior Vice President
In charge of Corporate Communications, External Relations and Sustainability
[(Continues as) Senior General Manager, Corporate Communications Department,
Senior General Manager, Sustainability Department, Sony Group Corporation]
Kenji Tanaka
(Newly appointed*2)
Senior Vice President
President, Imaging Products & Solutions Business Group
Hiroshi Yamamoto
(Newly appointed*2)
Senior Vice President
In charge of Human Resources and General Affairs
  • *1Service Business Group will be responsible for Sports business, FeliCa business and Sony PCL.
  • *2The announcement of newly appointed Senior Vice Presidents is being made for the first time, and is in addition to the executive appointments announced on November 17th, 2020.

For reference:

Subsequent to the changes above, the executive structure at the new Sony Group Corporation (currently Sony Corporation) as of April 1, 2021 will be as follows.

Sony Group Corporation

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 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
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 Service 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
(Newly Appointed)
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
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.
Masayuki Hattori
Senior Vice President
In charge of Research and Development, R&D Center
Natsuko Takei
Senior Vice President
In charge of Legal, Compliance and Privacy
Senior General Manager, Legal Department
Izumi Kawanishi
Senior Vice President
In charge of AI Robotics Business
Makoto Toyoda
Senior Vice President
CIO
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
Executive Vice President, Sony Corporation of America
Hirotoshi Korenaga
Senior Vice President
Senior General Manager, Global Accounting Division
Hisashi Tamai
Senior Vice President
In charge of System and Platform Technology Development,            
Fundamental Technology Research and Development, R&D Center

<Executive Chief Engineers>

Teruo Hirayama
Strategic Assistant to Corporate Executive Officer in charge of R&D Center
Keiichiro Shimada
In charge of Technology Policy and Relations

For further information: Corporate Communications Department Sony Corporation Sony.Prhq@jp.sony.com