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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https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/News/Press/202302/23-004E/

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