Sony Group Corporation Executive Changes

03/29/2023

Tokyo, Japan – Sony Group Corporation today announced the following executive changes.

 

As of April 1, 2023

< Executive Appointments*1> [Executives of equal rank are listed in order of appointment/ changes from the February 2, 2023 announcement are specified as new roles]             

Kenichiro Yoshida --- Chairman and CEO                  

Representative Corporate Executive Officer

 

Hiroki Totoki --- President, COO and CFO              

Representative Corporate Executive Officer

 

Toshimoto Mitomo --- Executive Deputy President and CSO

Corporate Executive Officer           

Officer in charge of Intellectual Property, Business Strategy, 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, Sustainability, External Relations, Quality Management (New role added), 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 and the Corporate Executive Office Sony Group China Representative

 

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.*2

 

Tsuyoshi Kodera*3 --- Executive Vice President            

CDO (Chief Digital Officer)               

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

 

 

Makoto Toyoda*4 --- Senior Vice President            

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Senior General Manager, Corporate IT Division, DX Platform*5

 

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 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, and Business Incubation Platform (New role added)

President, Technology Infrastructure Center*6             

 

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

 

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 Senior General Manager, Corporate Planning and Control

 

Kaori Takezawa (Newly Appointed) --- Senior Vice President In charge of Legal, Compliance, and Privacy Senior General Manager, Legal Department Senior General Manager, Compliance & Privacy Department

 

Yasuhiro Ito (Newly Appointed) --- Senior Vice President In charge of Human Resources

 

*1 Scheduled as of March 29, 2023.

*2 Sony AI plans to change its company name to Sony Research Inc. as of April 1, 2023.

*3 Tsuyoshi Kodera will be concurrently appointed to Chief Information Officer (CIO) as of July 1, 2023.

*4 Makoto Toyoda will retire as Senior Vice President, Sony Group Corporation as of June 30, 2023.

*5 Corporate IT Division, DX Platform to be newly established as of April 1, 2023.

*6 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

 

Izumi Kawanishi*7 --- Executive Vice President Officer in charge of Mobility Business

 

Shugo Yamaguchi*8 --- Senior Vice President      

In charge of Mobility Business

 

*7: Continues as Representative Director, President and COO, Sony Honda Mobility Inc.

*8: Continues as Director and Deputy President, Sony Honda Mobility Inc.

 

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https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/News/Press/202303/23-011E/

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