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June 20, 2023

Sony Group Corporation Director Appointments

    Tokyo, Japan - Sony Group Corporation announced the appointment of members to its Board of Directors following approval at the 106th 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 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 Directors appointed at this time are the same as the candidates announced on March 29, 2023.

    Kenichiro Yoshida
    Chairman and CEO
    Representative Corporate Executive Officer
    Hiroki Totoki
    President, COO and CFO
    Representative Corporate Executive Officer
    Yoshihiko Hatanaka*1
    Former Representative Director, Chairman of the Board,
    Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Toshiko Oka*1
    Professor, Professional Graduate School, Graduate School of Global Business, Meiji University
    Sakie Akiyama*1
    Founder, Saki Corporation
    Wendy Becker*1
    Chairperson of the Board, Logitech International S.A.
    Non-Executive Director, Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc
    Keiko Kishigami*1
    Certified Public Accountant in Japan
    Board Member, WWF Japan
    Joseph A. Kraft Jr.*1
    CEO, Rorschach Advisory Inc.
    Neil Hunt*1
    (New)
    Chief Product Officer Vibrant Planet, PBC
    Former Chief Product Officer, Netflix Inc.
    William Morrow*1
    (New)
    CEO, DIRECTV Entertainment Holdings LLC
    • *1: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
      Yoshihiko Hatanaka

    Chair and Members of the Committees

    • Nominating Committee
      Chair: Yoshihiko Hatanaka
      Members: Wendy Becker, Toshiko Oka
    • Compensation Committee
      Chair: Wendy Becker
      Members: Sakie Akiyama, William Morrow
    • Audit Committee
      Chair: Toshiko Oka
      Members: Keiko Kishigami, Joseph A. Kraft Jr.
    • Information Security
      Joseph A. Kraft Jr., Neil Hunt
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