Sony Group Corporation Executive Changes

February 2, 2023

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