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June 18, 2019
Sony Corporation Executive Appointments
Tokyo, Japan – Sony Corporation announced the appointment of members to its Board of Directors following approval at the 102nd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders that took place today. The company’s Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board, Chairman and Members of the Nominating, Compensation and Audit Committees, and executives ranked Executive Vice President and above were also appointed at a Meeting of the Board of Directors held after the above mentioned General Meeting of Shareholders.
Members of the Board
Note: The candidates have not changed since the announcement on March 28, 2019.
- Kenichiro Yoshida
- Representative Corporate Executive Officer,
President and Chief Executive Officer
- Hiroki Totoki(**)
- Representative Corporate Executive Officer,
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
- Shuzo Sumi(*)
- Chairman of the Board, Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
- Kazuo Matsunaga(*)
- Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation
Former Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Tim Schaaff
- Chief Product Officer, Intertrust Technologies Corporation
Former President, Sony Network Entertainment International LLC
- Koichi Miyata(*)
- Chairman of the Board, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
- John V. Roos(*)
- Former United States Ambassador to Japan
Founding Partner, Geodesic Capital
- Eriko Sakurai(*)
- Chairman and CEO, Representative Director,
Dow Toray Co., Ltd.
- Kunihito Minakawa(*)
- Former Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Toshiko Oka(*)
- CEO, Oka & Company Ltd.
- Sakie Akiyama(*)(**)
- Founder, Saki Corporation
- Wendy Becker(*)(**)
- Non-Executive Director, Logitech International SA
Non-Executive Director, Great Portland Estates plc
- Yoshihiko Hatanaka(*)(**)
- Representative Director, Chairman of the Board,
Astellas Pharma Inc.
- (*)An Outside Director who satisfies the requirements under Item 15, Article 2 of the Companies Act of Japan
- (**)New Members of the Board
Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board
- Chairman of the Board
- Shuzo Sumi
- Vice Chairman of the Board
- Kazuo Matsunaga
Chairman and Members of the Committees
Nominating Committee
- Chair
- Shuzo Sumi
- Members
- Koichi Miyata, John V. Roos, Yoshihiko Hatanaka,
Kenichiro Yoshida
Compensation Committee
- Chair
- Eriko Sakurai
- Members
- Koichi Miyata, Wendy Becker
Audit Committee
- Chair
- Kazuo Matsunaga
- Members
- Kunihito Minakawa, Toshiko Oka, Sakie Akiyama
Executive Vice Presidents and above
Note: The candidates have not changed since the announcement on May 17, 2019.
(*Representative Corporate Executive Officer **Corporate Executive Officer)
- Kenichiro Yoshida*
- President and Chief Executive Officer
- Hiroki Totoki*
- Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
- Shigeki Ishizuka
- Senior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Electronics Products & Solutions Business
Officer in charge of Storage Media Business
Representative Director and President,
President, Digital Imaging Group,
Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc.
- Ichiro Takagi
- Senior Executive Vice President
Assistant to Senior Executive Vice President in charge of Electronics
Products & Solutions Business
Officer in charge of Home Entertainment & Sound Business
Officer in charge of Consumer AV Sales & Marketing
Officer in charge of Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement and
Engineering Platform
Representative Director and President,
Sony Home Entertainment & Sound Products Inc.
- Toru Katsumoto**(Promoted)
- Senior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of R&D
Officer in charge of Medical Business
President, R&D Center
Senior General Manager, Corporate Technology Strategy Division
Representative Director and Deputy President,
Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc.
- Shiro Kambe**
- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, Corporate Communications,
CSR, External Relations, Quality, Environment, Information Security and Privacy
- Kazushi Ambe**
- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Human Resources and General Affairs
- Terushi Shimizu
- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Semiconductor Business
Representative Director and President,
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
Representative Director and President,
Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
Representative Director and President, Sony LSI Design Inc.
- Michinori Mizuno
- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Music Business (Japan)
Chairman and Representative Director of the Board, CEO,
Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
- Shigeru Ishii
- Executive Vice President
President, Representative Director, Sony Financial Holdings Inc.
- Tsuyoshi Kodera
- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Digital Transformation Strategy
Deputy President, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Representative Director and Deputy President,
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Rob Stringer
- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Music Business (Global)
CEO, Sony Music Entertainment
- Anthony Vinciquerra
- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Pictures Business
Chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
- Toshimoto Mitomo(Promoted)
- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Intellectual Property and Business Incubation Platform
Sony Group China Representative
Senior General Manager, Startup Acceleration Division
- Jim Ryan(Promoted)
- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Game & Network Service Business
President and CEO, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Representative Director and President,
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.