Sony Group Corporation Executive Changes
02/02/2023
Tokyo, Japan – Sony Group Corporation today announced the following executive changes.
As of April 1, 2023
Executive Appointments [Executives of equal rank are listed in order of appointment]
Kenichiro Yoshida --- Chairman and CEO
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
Hiroki Totoki (Promoted) --- President, COO and CFO
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
Toshimoto Mitomo (Promoted) --- Executive Deputy President and CSO
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Intellectual Property, Business Strategy (New role added), Business Development and Business Incubation Platform
Terushi Shimizu --- Senior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Imaging & Sensing Solutions Business
Representative Director, President and CEO, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
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 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 & CEO, Representative Director, Sony Financial Group Inc.
Kimio Maki --- Senior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Entertainment, Technology & Services Business
Representative Director, President and CEO, Sony Corporation
Shiro Kambe --- Senior Executive Vice President
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Corporate Communications, Brand Strategy, Sustainability, External Relations and the Board Secretariat
Kazushi Ambe --- Senior Executive Vice President
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Human Resources and General Affairs, Lead of Group Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (New role added) and the Corporate Executive Office
Sony Group China Representative (New role added)
Hiroaki Kitano --- Senior Executive Vice President and CTO
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of R&D and AI Collaboration
President and CEO, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.
Representative Director and CEO, Sony Research Inc.*1
Tsuyoshi Kodera*2 --- Executive Vice President
CDO (Chief Digital Officer)
Officer in charge of Digital Transformation Strategy, Information Systems, and Information Security
Izumi Kawanishi --- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Mobility Business
Representative Director and CEO, Sony Mobility Inc.
Representative Director, President and COO, Sony Honda Mobility Inc.
Makoto Toyoda*3 --- Senior Vice President
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Senior General Manager, Corporate IS Department
President, Representative Director, Sony Global Solutions Inc.
Naomi Matsuoka --- Senior Vice President
In charge of Corporate Planning and Control (Game & Network Services Business, Music Business, Pictures Business and Financial Services Business) and Lead of Group Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (New role added)
Support for Finance Business and Entertainment Area
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
Hisashi Tamai --- Senior Vice President
In charge of R&D and Quality Management (New role added)
President, Technology Infrastructure Center*4
Mark E. Khalil --- Senior Vice President
President, Sony Corporation of America
Sadahiko Hayakawa --- Senior Vice President
In charge of Finance and IR
Senior General Manager, Finance Department
Shugo Yamaguchi --- Senior Vice President
In charge of Mobility Business
Deputy Senior General Manager, Mobility Business Division
Director and Deputy President, Sony Honda Mobility Inc.
Naoya Horii (Newly Appointed) --- Senior Vice President
In charge of Corporate Planning and Control (Entertainment, Technology & Services Business and Imaging & Sensing Solutions Business), Disc Manufacturing Business and Storage Media Business (New role added)
Senior General Manager, Corporate Planning and Control
Kaori Takezawa (Newly Appointed) --- Senior Vice President
In charge of Legal, Compliance, and Privacy (New role added)
Senior General Manager, Legal Department (New role added)
Senior General Manager, Compliance & Privacy Department
Yasuhiro Ito (Newly Appointed) --- Senior Vice President
In charge of Human Resources (New role added)
*1 Sony AI plans to change its company name to Sony Research Inc. as of April 1, 2023.
*2 Tsuyoshi Kodera will be concurrently appointed to Chief Information Officer (CIO) as of July 1, 2023.
*3 Makoto Toyoda will retire as Senior Vice President, Sony Group Corporation as of June 30, 2023.
*4 The R&D Center, Sony Group Corporation plans to be reorganized to Technology Infrastructure Center as of April 1, 2023.
Executives to retire
Shigeki Ishizuka --- Vice Chairman
Officer in charge of Disc Manufacturing Business, Storage Media Business and Quality Management
Natsuko Takei --- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, and Privacy
Senior General Manager, Legal Department
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