Tokyo, Japan – Sony Group Corporation announced the appointment of members to its Board of Directors following approval at the 104th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders that took place today. The company’s Chairman of the Board, Chair and Members of the Nominating, Compensation and Audit Committees, and executives ranked Executive Vice President and above were also appointed or reported at a Meeting of the Board of Directors held after the above mentioned General Meeting of Shareholders.

Members of the Board

Note: The Directors appointed at this time are the same as the candidates announced on March 30, 2021.

Kenichiro Yoshida

Chairman, President and CEO
Representative Corporate Executive Officer

Hiroki Totoki

Executive Deputy President and CFO
Representative Corporate Executive Officer

Shuzo Sumi *

Senior Executive Advisor, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

Tim Schaaff

Chief Product Officer, Intertrust Technologies Corporation

Toshiko Oka *

Professor, Graduate School of Global Business, Meiji University

Sakie Akiyama *

Founder, Saki Corporation

Wendy Becker *

Chairperson of the Board, Logitech International S.A.
Non-Executive Director, Great Portland Estates plc

Yoshihiko Hatanaka *

Representative Director, Chairman of the Board,
Astellas Pharma Inc.

Adam Crozier *

Chairman of the Board, Whitbread plc
Chairman of the Board, ASOS plc
Chairman of the Board, Kantar Group Limited.

Keiko Kishigami *

Certified Public Accountant in Japan
Board Member, WWF Japan

Joseph A. Kraft Jr. *

CEO, Rorschach Advisory Inc.

• *An Outside Director who satisfies the requirements under Item 15, Article 2 of the Companies Act of Japan

Chairman of the Board

• Chairman of the Board
  Shuzo Sumi

Chair and Members of the Committees

• Nominating Committee
  Chair : Shuzo Sumi
  Members : Yoshihiko Hatanaka, Adam Crozier
• Compensation Committee
  Chair : Wendy Becker
  Members : Sakie Akiyama, Yoshihiko Hatanaka
• Audit Committee
  Chair : Toshiko Oka
  Members : Keiko Kishigami, Joseph A. Kraft Jr.

Executive Vice Presidents and above

• Note:The Executives appointed at this time are the same as the candidates announced on March 30, 2021.
  [ 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
  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
  Executive Deputy President and CTO
  Corporate Executive Officer
  Officer in charge of R&D
  Support for Medical Business
  President, R&D Center
• Terushi Shimizu
  Senior Executive Vice President
  Officer in charge of Imaging & Sensing Solutions Business
  Representative Director, President and CEO,
  Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
  Representative Director and President,
  Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
  Representative Director and President, Sony LSI Design Inc.
• 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 and CEO, Representative Director, Sony Financial Holdings, 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, Sustainability, and External Relations*
• Kazushi Ambe
  Senior Executive Vice President
  Corporate Executive Officer
  Officer in charge of Human Resources and General Affairs
• Tsuyoshi Kodera
  Executive Vice President
  CDO (Chief Digital Officer)
  Officer in charge of Digital Transformation Strategy, Information Systems, and Information Security
• Toshimoto Mitomo
  Executive Vice President
  Officer in charge of Intellectual Property and Business Incubation Platform
  Sony Group China Representative
  Senior General Manager, Startup Acceleration Division
• Hiroaki Kitano
  Executive Vice President
  Officer in charge of AI Collaboration
  President and CEO, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.
  Representative Director and CEO, Sony AI Inc.
• Natsuko Takei
  (Promoted)
  Executive Vice President
  Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, and Privacy
  Senior General Manager, Legal Department
• Izumi Kawanishi
  (Promoted)
  Executive Vice President
  Officer in charge of AI Robotics Business
  Senior General Manager, AI Robotics Business Group
  

• *Scheduled to be appointed Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Corporate Communications, Brand Strategy, Sustainability, and External Relations, Sony Group Corporation on July 1, 2021.