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May 29, 2013
Tokyo, Japan - Sony Corporation today announced candidates for the positions of Representative Corporate Executive Officers, Corporate Executive Officers and Corporate Executives to be appointed effective June 20, 2013. 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 20, 2013. The selections of Corporate Executives are to be submitted for internal approval following the appointment of Representative Corporate Executive Officers and Corporate Executive Officers.
(Changes are underlined)
＜Corporate Executive Officers＞ (*concurrently a Director)
The candidates for Representative Corporate Executive Officers and Corporate Executive Officers are as follows (as of June 20, 2013):
| Kazuo Hirai* | President and Chief Executive Officer |
|
Masaru Kato* (Newly appointed) |
Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer |
| Nicole Seligman | Executive Vice President General Counsel |
| Tadashi Saito | Executive Vice President Chief Strategy Officer Officer in charge of Medical Business President of Medical Business Unit |
| Shoji Nemoto | Executive Vice President Officer in charge of Professional Solutions Business, Digital Imaging Business and Disk Manufacturing Business President of Professional Solutions Group |
| Tomoyuki Suzuki | Executive Vice President Officer in charge of Device Solutions Business, R&D Platform and Common Software Design |
| Kunimasa Suzuki | Executive Vice President Officer in charge of PC Business, Mobile Business and UX, Product Strategy and Creative Platform |
| Kunitaka Fujita (Promoted) |
Executive Vice President Officer in charge of Human Resources and General Affairs |
＜Corporate Executives＞
The candidates for Corporate Executives are as follows (as of June 20, 2013):
| Akira Kubota | Sony Group China Representative |
| Shinji Hanatani | In charge of Japan Sales, Professional Solutions Group |
| Shigeki Ishizuka | President of Digital Imaging Business Group Senior General Manager of Products Development Center, UX & Product Strategy Group, UX, Product Strategy and Creative Platform |
| Keiichiro Shimada | In charge of Mid-to-Long term Technology, R&D Platform In charge of Technology Policy and Relations |
| Kiyoshi Shikano | In charge of External Relations and Kansai Region |
| Masashi Imamura | President of Home Entertainment & Sound Business Group |
| Yasuhiro Ueda | Senior General Manager of Image Sensor Business Division, Device Solutions Business Group |
| Shigeru Ganse | President of Software Design Group |
| Shiro Kambe | In charge of Corporate Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility |
| Kazuaki Takanose | President of Procurement Group, Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement and Quality Platform |
| Takemi Nagasaka | Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning & Control 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 | President of Device Solutions Business Group Mr.Okamoto to be appointed President of Device Solutions Business Group on June 1. |
| Ichiro Takagi | Deputy President of Home Entertainment & Sound Business Group |
| Philip Reitinger | Chief Information Security Officer |
| Ryosuke Akahane | President of VAIO & Mobile Business Group |
| Yoshito Ezure | President of Logistics Group, Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement and Quality Platform |
| Fumiaki Sakai | Chief Information Officer, Senior General Manager of Business Transformation / IS Center |
| Toru Katsumoto | Deputy President, Medical Business Unit |
| Shigeru Kato | In charge of Product Quality & Safety, Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement and Quality Platform In charge of Environment |
| Hideyuki Furumi (Promoted) |
President of UX & Product Strategy Group, UX, Product Strategy and Creative Platform |
| Masayuki Hattori (Promoted) |
Senior General Manager of Research & Development Division, Device Solutions Business Group, Senior General Manager of Information Technology Development Division, R&D Platform |
| Teruo Hirayama (Promoted) |
Senior General Manager of Semiconductor Technology Development Division, R&D Platform |
| Toshimoto Mitomo (Promoted) |
In charge of Intellectual Property |
| Toshihiko Ohnishi (Promoted) |
Deputy President of Professional Solutions Group |
| Terushi Shimizu (Promoted) |
Deputy President of Device Solutions Business Group |
| Natsuko Takei (Promoted) |
Senior General Manager of Legal Division |
＜Corporate Executive Officer, Corporate Executives and Group Executive to Retire＞
(as of June 20, 2013)
| Keiji Kimura | Corporate Executive Officer Executive Vice President Officer in charge of Intellectual Property |
| Hiromasa Otsuka | Senior Vice President In charge of Life Science Business, Medical Business Unit |
| Makoto Kogure | Senior Vice President In charge of Environment |
| Osamu Kumagai | Senior Vice President In charge of Medical Regulatory Affairs Management, Medical Business Unit |
| Taro Okuda | Group Executive Chairman, Representative Director of Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Mr.Okuda to retire from his current role at Sony Life Insurance on June 27. |
