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 17, 2016. 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 17, 2016. 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 17, 2016):

Representative Corporate Executive Officers

• Kazuo Hirai*
  President and Chief Executive Officer
• Kenichiro Yoshida*
  Executive Deputy President and Chief Financial Officer

Corporate Executive Officers (EVPs listed in order of appointment)

• Tomoyuki Suzuki
  Executive Deputy President
  Officer in charge of R&D Platform
  In charge of Energy Business and Storage Media Business
• Shiro Kambe
  Executive Vice President
  Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, Corporate Communications,
  CSR and External Relations
• Masashi Imamura
  Executive Vice President
  Officer in charge of Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement,
  Quality & Environment
  In charge of Engineering Platform
• Shigeki Ishizuka
  Executive Vice President
  Officer in charge of Imaging Products and Solutions Business
  President of Digital Imaging Group
  President of Professional Solutions and Services Group
• Andrew House
  Executive Vice President
  Officer in charge of Game & Network Services Business
  President and Global CEO, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
• Michael Lynton
  Executive Vice President
  Officer in charge of Pictures and Music Businesses
  CEO, Sony Entertainment Inc.
  Chairman & CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
  CEO, Sony Corporation of America
• Ichiro Takagi
  Executive 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
  Executive Vice President
  Officer in charge of Mobile Communications Business
  In charge of New Business Platform (Strategy)
  President & CEO, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
  President and Representative Director, So-net Corporation
• Kazushi Ambe
  (Newly appointed)
  Executive Vice President
  Officer in charge of Human Resources and General Affairs

Business Executives (listed in order of appointment)

The candidates for Business Executives are as follows (as of June 17, 2016):

• Katsumi Ihara
  Chairman, Director,
  Sony Financial Holdings Inc. (**)
  Chairman, Director, Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
• Doug Morris
  CEO, Sony Music Entertainment
• Martin Bandier
  Chairman & CEO, Sony / ATV Music Publishing LLC
• Hiroshi Kawano
  President and Representative Director, Sony Marketing Inc.
  President and Corporate Executive, Sony Marketing Japan Inc.
• Masaru Tamagawa
  Chairman, Representative Director and Global Sales & Marketing Officer, Sony Marketing Inc.
• Kunimasa Suzuki
  Executive Vice President, Sony Entertainment Inc.
• Izumi Kawanishi
  Director, EVP, Product Business Group,
  Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
• Yasuhiro Ueda
  President, Representative Director,
  Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
• Michael Fasulo
  President and COO, Sony Electronics Inc.
• Tomoo Hagimoto
  President, Representative Director, Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
• Michinori Mizuno
  Representative Director and CEO,
  Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
• Hidehiko Teshirogi
  EVP, Deputy Head of Product Business Group,
  Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
  In charge of TS Business, Sony Corporation
• Yoshito Ezure
  Representative Director and President,
  Sony Energy Devices Corporation
• Toru Katsumoto
  Deputy President of Imaging Products and Solutions Sector
  President of Professional Products Group
  President of Medical Business Unit
• Hideyuki Furumi
  EVP, Global Sales & Marketing, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
  Director, So-net Corporation
• Toshihiko Ohnishi
  Deputy President of Professional Solutions and Services Group,
  Imaging Products and Solutions Sector
• Terushi Shimizu
  Representative Director and President, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
• Shigeru Ishii
  (Promoted)
  President, Representative Director,
  Sony Financial Holdings Inc. (**)
• Mitsuya Kishida
  (Promoted)
  Representative Director and President,
  Sony Global Manufacturing & Operations Corporation
• Tsuyoshi Kodera<br> (Promoted)
  Deputy President, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC

• **The appointments are subject to the approval at Sony Financial Holdings Inc.'s Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders as well as the Board of Directors' meeting both to be held on June 23, 2016.

Corporate Executives (listed in order of appointment)

The candidates for Corporate Executives are as follows (as of June 17, 2016):

• Shoji Nemoto
  Sony Group China Representative
  In charge of Disc Manufacturing Business
• Keiichiro Shimada
  In charge of Mid-to-Long Term Technology, R&D Platform
  In charge of Technology Policy and Relations
• Fumiaki Sakai
  Chief Information Officer
• Masayuki Hattori
  President of System R&D Group, R&D Platform
• Teruo Hirayama
  President of Device & Material R&D Group, R&D Platform
• Toshimoto Mitomo
  In charge of Intellectual Property and Mid-to-Long Term Business Development
• Natsuko Takei
  Senior General Manager of Legal & Compliance Department
• Hiroichi Kawahira
  President of Advanced Materials Laboratories,
  Device & Material R&D Group, R&D Platform
• Hiroyuki Sato
  In charge of Quality & Environment
  Deputy President of Digital Imaging Group, Imaging Products and Solutions Sector
• Kazuhiko Takeda
  In charge of Corporate Planning & Control and Accounting
  Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning & Control Department
• Hiroaki Kitano
  (Promoted)
• Atsuko Murakami
  (Promoted)
  Senior General Manager of Finance Department

Business Executive to Retire (as of June 17, 2016)

• Nobuki Kurita
  Chairman, Sony (China) Co., Ltd