Tokyo, Japan - As announced in the press release "Announcement of New Sony Group Organizational Structure" issued today, in conjunction with the launch of "Sony Group Corporation" on April 1, 2021, Sony will establish a new executive structure optimized for Group-wide management.

In view of this transition, Sony Corporation's executive structure will be partially reformed as of 1st June 2020. The positions of executives with responsibility for business management and those with responsibility for headquarters functions will be separated, and chief executives in charge of core Sony Group companies will be appointed "Senior Executive Vice President." In addition, the positions of Corporate Executive Officers will be reviewed in order to clarify their responsibility to stakeholders.

Executive Appointments (as of June 1, 2020)

Executives of equal rank are listed in order of appointment / changes to titles or areas of responsibility are underlined

Kenichiro Yoshida

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Representative Corporate Executive Officer

Hiroki Totoki

Executive Deputy President and Chief Financial Officer
Representative Corporate Executive Officer

Shigeki Ishizuka

Vice Chairman*1
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Electronics Products & Solutions Business
Officer in charge of Storage Media Business
Representative Director, President and CEO, Sony Electronics Corporation
Representative Director and President, Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc

Toru Katsumoto

Executive Deputy President
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of R&D
Officer in charge of Medical Business
President, R&D Center
Representative Director and Deputy President, Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc.

Ichiro Takagi

Senior Executive Vice President
Deputy Officer in charge of Electronics Products & Solutions Business
Officer in charge of Home Entertainment & Sound Business, Consumer
AV Sales & Marketing, Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement,
Engineering Platform
Representative Director, Executive Deputy President and COO, Sony Electronics Corporation
Representative Director and President, Sony Home Entertainment & Sound Products Inc.

Terushi Shimizu

Senior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Imaging & Sensing Solutions Business
Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
Representative Director and President, Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
Representative Director and President, Sony LSI Design Inc.

Rob Stringer

Senior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Music Business (Global)
Chairman, Sony Music Group
Chief Executive Officer, Sony Music Entertainment

Anthony Vinciquerra

Senior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Pictures Business
Chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.

Jim Ryan

Senior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Game & Network Service Business
President and CEO, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
Representative Director and President, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Shunsuke Muramatsu

Senior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Music Business (Japan)
President and Representative Director of the Board, CEO, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.

Jon Platt

Senior Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Music Publishing (Global)
Chairman and CEO, Sony / ATV Music Publishing LLC

Shiro Kambe

Senior Executive Vice President
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, Corporate Communications,
Sustainability, External Relations,Quality, Information Security and Privacy

Kazushi Ambe

Senior Executive Vice President
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Human Resources and General Affairs

Michinori Mizuno*2

Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Music Business (Japan),
Chairman, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.

Shigeru Ishii*2

Executive Vice President
President, Representative Director, Sony Financial Holdings Inc.

Tsuyoshi Kodera

Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Digital Transformation Strategy
Deputy President, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
Representative Director and Deputy President, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Toshimoto Mitomo

Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Intellectual Property and Business Incubation Platform
Sony Group China Representative
Senior General Manager, Startup Acceleration Division

Hiroaki Kitano

Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of AI Collaboration
President and Chief Executive Officer, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.

Hiroshi Kawano

Senior Vice President
Representative Director and Deputy President,
President, Consumer & Professional Business Sector,
Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc.

Masaru Tamagawa

Senior Vice President
Global Sales & Marketing Officer
Representative Director and Chairman, Sony Marketing Inc.

Hideyuki Furumi

Senior Vice President
President, Sony Europe B.V.

Masayuki Hattori

Senior Vice President
In charge of Research and Development, R&D Center

Natsuko Takei

Senior Vice President
In charge of Legal, Compliance and Privacy
Senior General Manager, Legal Department

Izumi Kawanishi

Senior Vice President
In charge of AI Robotics Business

Michael Fasulo

Senior Vice President
President and COO, Sony North America

Tomoo Hagimoto

Senior Vice President
President, Representative Director, Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

Hiroyuki Sato*2

Senior Vice President
In charge of Quality
Senior General Manager, Quality Management Department

Kazuhiko Takeda

Senior Vice President
In charge of Disc Manufacturing Business
Deputy President and CFO, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC

Hidehiko Teshirogi

Senior Vice President
In charge of Development/Technology/Design, Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc.

Mitsuya Kishida

Senior Vice President
Representative Director and President,
Sony Mobile Communications Inc.

Atsuko Murakami*2

Senior Vice President
In charge of Finance Project

Masayasu Ito

Senior Vice President
EVP, Hardware Engineering and Operation, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
Deputy President, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Kazuo Kii

Senior Vice President
Representative Director and Executive Deputy President,
President, TV Business Group,
Sony Home Entertainment & Sound Products Inc.

Masaaki Kojima

Senior Vice President
In charge of Procurement/Manufacturing/Operation Improvement,
Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc.
Director, Executive Deputy President
Sony Global Manufacturing & Operations Corporation

Shigeru Kumekawa

Senior Vice President
Representative Director and President, Sony Marketing Inc.
Corporate Executive and President, Sony Marketing Japan

Kimio Maki

Senior Vice President
Director, Executive Deputy President, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.

Yoshinori Matsumoto　

Senior Vice President
Director, Executive Deputy President,
President, V&S Business Group,
Sony Home Entertainment & Sound Products Inc.

Hiroshi Takahashi

Senior Vice President
Sony Group China Deputy Representative
President, Sony (China) Co., Ltd

Makoto Toyoda

Senior Vice President
Chief Information Officer
President, Representative Director, Sony Global Solutions Inc.

Ryuji Omura

Senior Vice President
Executive Deputy President, Mobility & IoT Solutions,
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation*3

Naomi Matsuoka

Senior Vice President
In charge of Corporate Planning and Control, Finance and IR
Senior General Manager, Corporate Planning and Control Department
Senior General Manager, Finance Department

• *1Following the launch of Sony Group Corporation on April 1, 2021, Sony Electronics Corporation will succeed the company name "Sony Corporation." Shigeki Ishizuka will be appointed Vice Chairman, Representative Corporate Executive Officer in order to ensure a smooth transition.
• *2Scheduled to retire on June 26, 2020.
• *3Scheduled to be appointed Officer in Charge of Technology Intelligence and Relations, Sony Corporation, and Director, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation on July 1, 2020.

Executive Appointment (as of June 23, 2020)

Masashi Oka
(Newly Appointed)

Senior Executive Vice President
President & CEO, Representative Director, Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.*4

• *4Following approval at the Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders of Sony Financial Holdings Inc., the appointment is subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, both to be held on June 23, 2020.

Executive Appointments (as of June 26, 2020)

Karen L. Halby
(Newly Appointed)

Senior Vice President
Executive Vice President, Sony Corporation of America

Hirotoshi Korenaga
(Newly Appointed)

Senior Vice President
Senior General Manager, Global Accounting Division

Yuichi Oshima
(Newly Appointed)

Senior Vice President
Senior General Manager, Planning and Control Division,
Sony Home Entertainment & Sound Products Inc.

Hisashi Tamai
(Newly Appointed)

Senior Vice President
In charge of System and Platform Technology Development, Fundamental Technology Research and Development, R&D Center

Executive to Retire (as of June 26, 2020)

Michinori Mizuno

Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Music Business (Japan),
Chairman, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.

Shigeru Ishii

Executive Vice President
President, Representative Director, Sony Financial Holdings Inc.

Hiroyuki Sato

Senior Vice President
In charge of Quality
Senior General Manager, Quality Management Department

Atsuko Murakami

Senior Vice President
In charge of Finance Project

Executive Chief Engineer Appointments (as of June 26, 2020)

Teruo Hirayama

Strategic Assistant to Corporate Executive Officer in charge of R&D Center

Keiichiro Shimada

In charge of Technology Policy and Relations

Executive Chief Engineer to Retire (as of June 26, 2020)

Yasuhiro Ueda

In charge of Technology Policy and Relations