29/03/2023
Sony Group Corporation Executive Changes
March 29, 2023
Tokyo, Japan – Sony Group Corporation today announced the following executive changes.
<Executive Appointments> (as of April 1, 2023)*1
[Executives of equal rank are listed in order of appointment / changes from the February 2, 2023 announcement]
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, Sustainability, External Relations, Quality Management 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.*2
Tsuyoshi Kodera*3
Executive Vice President
Chief Digital Officer (CDO)
Officer in charge of Digital Transformation Strategy, Information Systems, and
Information Security
Makoto Toyoda*4
Senior Vice President
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Senior General Manager, Corporate IT Division, DX Platform*5
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, Quality Management and Business Incubation Platform
President, Technology Infrastructure Center*6
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
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
<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
Izumi Kawanishi*7
Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Mobility Business
Shugo Yamaguchi*8
Senior Vice President
In charge of Mobility Business
- *1:The above executive changes are scheduled as of March 29, 2023.
- *2:Sony AI plans to change its company name to Sony Research Inc. as of April 1, 2023.
- *3:Tsuyoshi Kodera will be concurrently appointed to Chief Information Officer (CIO) as of July 1, 2023.
- *4:Makoto Toyoda will retire as Senior Vice President, Sony Group Corporation as of June 30, 2023.
- *5:Corporate IT Division, DX Platform to be established as of April 1, 2023.
- *6:The R&D Center, Sony Group Corporation plans to be reorganized to Technology Infrastructure Center as of April 1, 2023.
- *7:Continues as Representative Director, President and COO, Sony Honda Mobility Inc.
- *8:Continues as Director and Deputy President, Sony Honda Mobility Inc.