22/06/2021
Sony Group Corporation Director and Executive Appointments
June 22, 2021
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.