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February 2, 2023

Sony Group Corporation Executive Changes

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

    Executive Appointments (as of April 1, 2023)

    Executives of equal rank are listed in order of appointment / changes to titles or areas of responsibility are underlined

    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 Strategy, Sustainability, External Relations and the Board Secretariat
    Kazushi Ambe
    Senior Executive Vice President
    Corporate Executive Officer
    Officer in charge of Human Resources, 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.*1
    Tsuyoshi Kodera *2
    Executive Vice President
    Chief Digital Officer (CDO)
    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, President 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
    Support for Financial Services 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
    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

    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

    • *1Sony AI plans to change its company name to Sony Research Inc. as of April 1, 2023.
    • *2Tsuyoshi Kodera will be concurrently appointed to Chief Information Officer (CIO) as of July 1, 2023.
    • *3Makoto Toyoda will retire as Senior Vice President, Sony Group Corporation as of June 30, 2023.
    • *4The 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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