Tokyo, Japan – Sony Corporation today announced the following personnel appointments.

As of April 1, 2018
(Business Executives and Corporate Executives listed in order of appointment)

Hiroshi Kawano

Business Executive
(New)
Representative Director and Deputy President, Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc.
(Continues as)
Representative Director and President, Sony Marketing Inc.
Corporate Executive and President, Sony Marketing Japan Inc.

Izumi Kawanishi

Business Executive
(Continues as)
Senior General Manager, AI Robotics Business Group, Business Incubation Platform, Sony Corporation
(Current)
Director, EVP, Product Business Group, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.

Yasuhiro Ueda

(New)
Corporate Executive, Officer in charge of Technology Policy and Relations
(Current)
Business Executive
Representative Director, President, Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation

Terushi Shimizu

Business Executive
(New)
Representative Director, President, Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
(Continues as)
Representative Director and President, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation

Mitsuya Kishida

Business Executive
(New)
Representative Director and President, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
(Current)
Representative Director and President, Sony Global Manufacturing & Operations Corporation

Kunimasa Suzuki

(New)
Vice President, Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (In charge of Group Coordination, New Business Development)
(Current)
Business Executive

Hirokazu Takagaki

(New)
Representative Director and President, Sony Network Communications Inc.
(Continues as)
Representative Director and President, Sony Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.

Hiroki Chino

(New)
Representative Director and President, Sony Global Manufacturing & Operations Corporation
(Current)
Director and President, Sony Brazil Ltda.