SONY GROUP CORPORATION Tokyo, Japan - Sony Corporation today announced candidates for the positions of Representative Corporate Executive Officers, Corporate Executive Officers, Business Executives and Corporate Executives to be appointed effective June 15, 2017. The appointments of Representative Corporate Executive Officers and Corporate Executive Officers are subject to the approval of the Board of Directors Meeting to be held on June 15, 2017. The appointments of Business Executives and Corporate Executives are to be submitted for internal approval following the appointment of Representative Corporate Executive Officers and Corporate Executive Officers.
Corporate Executive Officers (*concurrently a Director)
The candidates for Representative Corporate Executive Officers and Corporate Executive Officers are as follows (as of June 15, 2017):
Corporate Executive Officers
(EVPs listed in order of appointment) Tomoyuki SuzukiExecutive Deputy President
Officer in charge of R&D Platform
In charge of Energy Business and Storage Media BusinessShiro KambeExecutive Vice President
Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, Corporate Communications,
CSR, External Relations and Information Security & PrivacyMasashi ImamuraExecutive Vice President
Officer in charge of Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement,
Quality & Environment
In charge of Engineering PlatformShigeki IshizukaExecutive Vice President
Officer in charge of Imaging Products and Solutions Business
Representative Director and President,
Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc.Andrew HouseExecutive Vice President
Officer in charge of Game & Network Services Business
President and Global CEO, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCIchiro TakagiExecutive Vice President
Officer in charge of Home Entertainment & Sound Business and Consumer AV Sales & Marketing
Representative Director and President, Sony Visual Products Inc.
Representative Director and President, Sony Video & Sound Products Inc.Hiroki Totoki
(New role added)Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer
In charge of Mid-to-Long Term Business Strategy, New Business
Officer in charge of Mobile Communications Business
President & CEO, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
President and Representative Director,
Sony Network Communications Inc.Kazushi AmbeExecutive Vice President
Officer in charge of Human Resources and General Affairs
Business Executives(listed in order of appointment) (The titles as of the date of release)
The candidates for Business Executives are as follows (as of June 15, 2017):
President and Corporate Executive, Sony Marketing Japan Inc.Masaru TamagawaChairman, Representative Director and Global Sales & Marketing Officer, Sony Marketing Inc.Kunimasa SuzukiExecutive Vice President, Sony Entertainment Inc.Izumi KawanishiDirector, EVP, Product Business Group,
Sony Mobile Communications Inc.Yasuhiro UedaPresident, Representative Director,
Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing CorporationMichael FasuloPresident and COO, Sony Electronics Inc.Tomoo HagimotoPresident, Representative Director, Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd.Michinori MizunoRepresentative Director and CEO,
Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.Hidehiko TeshirogiEVP, Deputy Head of Product Business Group,
Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
In charge of TS Business, Sony CorporationYoshito EzureRepresentative Director and President,
Sony Energy Devices CorporationToru KatsumotoRepresentative Director and Deputy President,
Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc.
President of Professional Products Group
President of Medical Business Group
Hideyuki FurumiEVP, Global Sales & Marketing, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.Terushi ShimizuRepresentative Director and President,
Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationShigeru IshiiPresident, Representative Director,
Sony Financial Holdings Inc.Mitsuya KishidaRepresentative Director and President,
Sony Global Manufacturing & Operations CorporationTsuyoshi KoderaDeputy President, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCMasayasu Ito
(Newly appointed)EVP, Hardware Engineering and Operation,
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCKazuo Miura
(Newly appointed)Deputy President, Global Research and Development,
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCRob Stringer
(Newly appointed)CEO, Sony Music EntertainmentAnthony Vinciquerra
(Newly appointed)Chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
Corporate Executives(listed in order of appointment)
The candidates for Corporate Executives are as follows (as of June 15, 2017):
In charge of Disc Manufacturing BusinessKeiichiro ShimadaIn charge of Mid-to-Long Term Technology, R&D Platform
In charge of Technology Policy and RelationsFumiaki SakaiChief Information OfficerMasayuki HattoriPresident of System R&D Group, R&D PlatformTeruo HirayamaPresident of Device & Material R&D Group, R&D PlatformToshimoto MitomoIn charge of Intellectual Property and Mid-to-Long Term Business DevelopmentNatsuko TakeiSenior General Manager of Legal & Compliance DepartmentHiroichi KawahiraPresident of Advanced Materials Laboratories,
Device & Material R&D Group, R&D PlatformHiroyuki SatoIn charge of Quality & EnvironmentKazuhiko TakedaIn charge of Corporate Planning & Control and Accounting
Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning & Control DepartmentHiroaki KitanoPresident & Chief Executive Officer,
Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.Atsuko MurakamiSenior General Manager of Finance Department
Business Executive to Retire (as of June 15, 2017)
Chairman, Director, Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd.Doug MorrisChairman, Sony Music Entertainment (**) Toshihiko OhnishiDeputy President of Professional Solutions and Services Group,
Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc.
** Doug Morris will retire as Business Executive of Sony Corporation, but remain as Chairman, Sony Music Entertainment.
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