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June 10, 2011
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 28, 2011. 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 (as of June 28, 2011):
Representative Corporate Executive Officers (*to be concurrent with Director)
| Howard Stringer* | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President |
| Ryoji Chubachi* | Vice Chairman Officer in charge of Product Quality & Safety and Environmental Affairs |
| Kazuo Hirai | Executive Deputy President Officer in charge of Consumer Products & Services businesses, Common Software Platform, Global Sales and Marketing Platform, and Creative Center |
Corporate Executive Officers
| Hiroshi Yoshioka | Executive Deputy President Officer in charge of Professional, Device & Solutions businesses |
| Keiji Kimura | Executive Vice President Officer in charge of Intellectual Property and the Disc Manufacturing business |
| Nicole Seligman | Executive Vice President General Counsel |
| Masaru Kato | Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer |
<Corporate Executives>
The candidates for Corporate Executives are as follows (as of June 28, 2011):
Vice Chairman
| Yutaka Nakagawa | In charge of Manufacturing, SCM, Procurement and CS Platform |
| (Appointed from Corporate Executive Officer) | |
Executive Vice President (EVP)
| Akira Kubota | Sony Group China Representative |
| Tadashi Saito | Deputy President of Professional, Device & Solutions Group, President of Semiconductor Business Group |
| Kunitaka Fujita | In charge of Human Resources and Corporate Workplace Solutions |
Senior Vice President (SVP)
| Norihisa Shirota | In charge of Technology (System), Semiconductor Business Group, Professional, Device & Solutions Group |
| Shoji Nemoto | President of Professional Solutions Group, Professional, Device & Solutions Group |
| Hiromasa Otsuka | In charge of New Business, Professional Solutions Group, Professional, Device & Solutions Group |
| Tsugie Miyashita | In charge of External Relations and Kansai Region |
| Makoto Kogure | In charge of Product Quality & Safety and Environment |
| Osamu Kumagai | President of Core Device Development Group and President of Advanced Materials Laboratories, R&D Platform |
| Tomoyuki Suzuki | In charge of R&D Platform (Materials/Device/Semiconductor Technologies) Deputy President of Semiconductor Business Group, Professional, Device & Solutions Group |
| Masaaki Tsuruta | In charge of Technologies, Consumer Products & Services Group and Technology Policy and Relations |
| Shinji Hanatani | In charge of Japan Sales, Professional Solutions Group, Professional, Device & Solutions Group |
| Hidenosuke Kanai | Deputy President of Device Solutions Business Group, Professional, Device & Solutions Group |
| Yoshihisa Ishida | In charge of Platform Partner Strategy, President of Home Entertainment Business Group, Consumer Products & Services Group |
| Shigeki Ishizuka | President of Device Solutions Business Group, Professional, Device & Solutions Group |
| Keiichiro Shimada | In charge of R&D Platform (Information/Media Technologies) and Common Software Platform President of Technology Development Group |
| Shinji Hasejima | Senior General Manager of Business Transformation / IS Center |
| Kiyoshi Shikano | Global Sales & Marketing Officer |
| Kunimasa Suzuki | Deputy President of Consumer Products & Services Group In charge of Integrated UX & Products Strategy President of VAIO & Mobile Business Group, Consumer Products & Services Group |
| George Bailey | Chief Transformation Officer, and in charge of Information Systems |
| Masashi Imamura | In charge of Product Design Innovation, President of Personal Imaging & Sound Business Group, Consumer Products & Services Group |
| Yasuhiro Ueda | President of Image Sensor Business Division, Semiconductor Business Group, Professional, Device & Solutions Group |
| Shigeru Ganse | President of Software Design Group, Common Software Platform |
| Shiro Kambe | In charge of Corporate Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility |
| Kazuaki Takanose | President of Procurement Group, Manufacturing, SCM, Procurement and CS Platform |
| Takemi Nagasaka | Senior General Manager of Accounting Division |
| Keiji Nakazawa | In charge of Group Risk Office, CICR (Corporate Internal Control Review), and Statutory Auditors' Office of Affiliated Companies in Japan |
| Yutaka Okamoto (Promoted) |
President of System LSI Business Division, Semiconductor Business Group, Professional, Device & Solutions Group |
| Ichiro Takagi (Promoted) |
Deputy President of Personal Imaging & Sound Business Group, Consumer Products & Services Group |
<New Group Executive> (as of June 28, 2011)
| Phil Molyneux | President and Chief Operating Officer, Sony Electronics Inc. |
<Corporate Executives and Group Executive Retired> (as of June 28, 2011)
| Kiyoshi Nishitani | Corporate Executive, Senior Vice President, In charge of Environment and Technology Policy and Relations |
| Tetsuo Urabe | Corporate Executive, Senior Vice President, Deputy President of Core Device Development Group, R&D Platform |
| Teruhisa Tokunaka | Group Executive, Chairman, Representative Director of Sony Financial Holdings Inc. |
