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June 15, 2009
Tokyo, Japan - Sony Corporation has decided candidates for the positions of Representative Corporate Executive Officers, Corporate Executive Officers, Corporate Executives and Group Executives. The selections 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 19, 2009. The selections of Corporate Executives and Group Executives are to be submitted for internal approval following the appointment of Representative Corporate Executive Officers and Corporate Executive Officers.
[Corporate Executive Officers]
The candidates for Representative Corporate Executive Officers and Corporate Executive Officers are as follows.
Representative Corporate Executive Officers(* to be concurrent with Director)
As of June 19
| Howard Stringer(*) | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President |
| Ryoji Chubachi(*) | Vice Chairman |
| Officer in charge of Product Quality & Safety and Environmental Affairs | |
Nobuyuki Oneda(*) |
Executive Deputy President and Chief Financial Officer |
Corporate Executive Officers
As of June 19
| Yutaka Nakagawa | Executive Deputy President
Officer in charge of Manufacturing, Logistics and Procurement operation |
| Hiroshi Yoshioka | Executive Deputy President
Officer in charge of Consumer Products & Devices Group(CPDG) |
| Keiji Kimura | EVP
Officer in charge of Intellectual Property, Information Systems, B2B solutions business and the Disc Manufacturing business |
Nicole Seligman |
EVP and General Counsel |
| Kazuo Hirai | EVP Officer in charge of the Networked Products & Services Group(NPSG) |
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[Corporate Executive](**Promoted)
As of June 19
Executive Vice President(EVP)
| Akira Kubota | Sony Group China Representative |
| Kyung-soo Ahn | President of B2B Solutions Business Group |
| Tadashi Saito | Deputy President of Consumer Products & Devices Group and President of Semiconductor Business Group |
Kunitaka Fujita(**) | In charge of Human Resources and Corporate Workplace Solutions |
Senior Vice President (SVP)
| Kiyoshi Nishitani | In charge of Environment and Technology Policy and Relations |
| Tetsujiro Kondo | Corporate Fellow |
| Norihisa Shirota | Senior General Manager of Research & Development Division, Semiconductor Business Group, CPDG |
| Shoji Nemoto | In charge of Technologies, Networked Products & Services Group |
| Hiromasa Otsuka | Deputy President of B2B Solutions Business Group |
| Tsugie Miyashita | In charge of External Relations and Kansai Region In charge of Device Sales, Consumer Products & Devices Group |
| Masaru Kato | Deputy CFO |
| Makoto Kogure | Deputy President of B2B Solutions Business Group |
| Osamu Kumagai | President of Advanced Materials Laboratories and President of Core Device Development Group, R&D, Common Software Platform |
| Tomoyuki Suzuki | Deputy President of Semiconductor Business Group, CPDG |
| Masaaki Tsuruta | Deputy President of Semiconductor Business Group, CPDG |
| Shinji Hanatani | Deputy President of B2B Solutions Business Group |
| Hidenosuke Kanai | Deputy President of Device Solutions Business Group, CPDG |
| Yoshihisa Ishida | President of Home Entertainment Business Group, CPDG |
| Shigeki Ishizuka | President of Device Solutions Business Group, CPDG |
| Keiichiro Shimada | In charge of R&D, Common Software Platform and President of Technology Development Group |
| Shinji Hasejima | Senior General Manager of Business Transformation/IS Center |
| Kiyoshi Shikano | Senior General Manager of Global Marketing Division |
| Tetsuo Urabe | Deputy President of Core Device Development Group, R&D, Common Software Platform |
| Kunimasa Suzuki | Deputy President of Networked Products & Services Group |
| George Bailey | Chief Transformation Officer |
Masashi Imamura(**) | President of Personal Imaging and Sound Business Group, CPDG |
[New Group Executives]
As of June 19
| Katsumi Ihara | Group Executive
Executive Vice President and Representative Director, Sony Financial Holdings Inc. (subject to the approval from SFH shareholders meeting) |
| Masao Morita | Group Executive Chairman and Representative Director, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and Representative Director, Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc. |
| Nobuki Kurita(**) | Group Executive
President, Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. |
Rolf Schmidt-Holtz(**) | Group Executive
Chief Executive Officer, Sony Music Entertainment Inc. |
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Brand and Corporate Communications/Corporate Social Responsibility will be newly assigned as follows:
| Soichi Kawachi | Brand
(Continues as Corporate Officer, Sony Marketing(Japan)Inc.) |
| Shiro Kambe | Senior General Manager, Corporate Communications Corporate Social Responsibility (Currently Senior General Manager, Group Strategy Division) |
