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March 24, 2022
Tokyo, Japan â Sony Group Corporation today announced the following executive appointments.
Executive Appointments (as of April 1, 2022)
[ 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*1
- Vice Chairman
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
Support for Electronics Domain
Officer in charge of Disc Manufacturing Business
Officer in charge of Storage Media Business
Officer in charge of Quality Management - Toru Katsumoto*2
- Executive Deputy President
Corporate Executive Officer
Support for Technology Area
Support for Medical Business - 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 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 & CEO, Representative Director, Sony Financial Group Inc. - Kimio Maki
- 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, Privacy, Corporate Communications, Brand Strategy, Sustainability, and External Relations - Kazushi Ambe
- Senior Executive Vice President
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Human Resources and General Affairs - Toshimoto Mitomo
(Promoted) - Senior Executive Vice President
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Intellectual Property and Business Incubation Platform
Sony Group China Representative
Senior General Manager, Startup Acceleration Division
Senior General Manager, Business Development Office - Hiroaki Kitano
(Promoted) - Senior Executive Vice President and CTO
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of R&D
Officer in charge of AI Collaboration
President and CEO, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.
Representative Director and CEO, Sony AI Inc. - Tsuyoshi Kodera
- Executive Vice President
CDO (Chief Digital Officer)
Officer in charge of Digital Transformation Strategy, Information Systems, and Information Security
Senior General Manager, Corporate DX Office - Natsuko Takei
- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, and Privacy
Senior General Manager, Legal Department - Izumi Kawanishi
- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of AI Robotics Business
Senior General Manager, AI Robotics Business Group - Makoto Toyoda
- Senior Vice President
CIO (Chief Information Officer)
President, Representative Director, Sony Global Solutions Inc.
Senior General Manager, Corporate IS Department - Naomi Matsuoka
- Senior Vice President
In charge of Corporate Planning and Control, 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
President, R&D Center - Mark E. Khalil
- Senior Vice President
President and General Counsel, Sony Corporation of America
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Sony Electronics Inc. - Sadahiko Hayakawa
(Newly appointed) - Senior Vice President
In charge of Finance and IR
Senior General Manager, Finance Department - Shugo Yamaguchi
(Newly appointed) - Senior Vice President
Senior General Manager, New Business Exploration Division, Business Incubation Platform
- *1Scheduled to retire as Representative Corporate Executive Officer as of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2022. After stepping down as Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Shigeki Ishizuka will continue to be in charge of the Disc Manufacturing Business, Storage Media Business, and Quality Management as Vice Chairman.
- *2Scheduled to retire as of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2022. After stepping down as an executive, Toru Katsumoto will continue to serve as President of Sony University in the position of Senior Advisor of the Sony Group.
