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February 5, 2026
Sony Group Corporation Executive Changes
Tokyo, Japan - Sony Group Corporation today announced the following executive changes.
<Executive Appointments> (as of April 1, 2026)*
[Those of equal rank are listed in order of appointment / changes to titles or areas of responsibility are underlined]
- Kenichiro Yoshida
- Executive Chairman
- Hiroki Totoki
- President and CEO
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
[Business CEOs]
- Rob Stringer
- In charge of Music Business (Global)
Chairman, Sony Music Group
CEO, Sony Music Entertainment
- Jon Platt
- In charge of Music Publishing (Global)
Chairman and CEO, Sony Music Publishing
- Ravi Ahuja
- In charge of Pictures Business
Chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
- Shinji Sashida
- In charge of Imaging & Sensing Solutions Business
Representative Director, President and CEO, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
- Hideaki Nishino
- In charge of Game & Network Services Business
President and CEO, Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Hermen Hulst
- In charge of Game Studio Business
CEO, Studio Business Group, Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Atsuhiro Iwakami
(Newly appointed)
- In charge of Music Business (Japan)
President and Representative Director of the Board, Group CEO, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
- Kenji Tanaka
(Newly appointed)
- In charge of Entertainment, Technology & Services Business
Representative Director, President and CEO, Sony Corporation
[Chief Officers]
- Toshimoto Mitomo
- Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Intellectual Property, Business Strategy, Sustainability, External Relations, Business Incubation Platform, Creative Platform and Mobility Business
- Tsuyoshi Kodera
- Chief Digital Officer (CDO)
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Digital & Technology Platform (Digital Transformation Strategy, Information Systems, Information Security and Advanced Technology), R&D, Technology Strategy and Quality Management
- Yasuhiro Ito
- Chief People Officer (CPO)
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Human Resources, General Affairs, the Corporate Executive Office and Diversity
- Lin Tao
- Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Corporate Planning and Control, Corporate Strategy, Accounting, Tax, Finance, IR, Disclosure Controls, Risk Control, Internal Audit and SOX 404
[Chief Technology Fellow]
- Hiroaki Kitano
- Chief Technology Fellow
[Corporate Executives]
- Karen L. Halby
- Senior Vice President
President, Sony Corporation of America
- Hirotoshi Korenaga
- Senior Vice President
In charge of Accounting
- Naoya Horii
- Senior Vice President
In charge of Corporate Planning and Control, Disc Manufacturing Business and Storage Media Business
- Kaori Takezawa
- Senior Vice President
In charge of Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Intellectual Property and External Relations
- Robert Lawson
- Senior Vice President
In charge of Corporate Communications
- Mami Imada
(Newly appointed)
- Senior Vice President
Sony Group China Representative
Senior Vice President, Sony Corporation
Additionally, there will be the following changes among the current Sony Group Corporation executives (with respect to all, the date of retirement is at the end of March, 2026, and the date of appointment is effective April 1, 2026).
Kenichiro Yoshida will retire from the position of Representative Corporate Executive Officer and continue to assist overall management of the entire group as Executive Chairman, Sony Group Corporation; Shunsuke Muramatsu will retire from the position of Business CEO (in charge of Music Business (Japan)) and be appointed Chairman and Representative Director of the Board, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.; Kimio Maki will retire from the position of Business CEO (in charge of Entertainment, Technology & Services Business) and be appointed Director and Chairman, Sony Corporation; Yoshinori Matsumoto will retire from the position of Senior Vice President; and Kazuo Kii will retire from the position of Senior Vice President and be appointed Vice Chairman, Sony Corporation.
- *Scheduled as of February 5, 2026