Tokyo, Japan - Sony Group Corporation announced the appointment of members to its Board of Directors following approval at the 105th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders that took place today. The company's Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board, Chair and Members of the Nominating, Compensation and Audit Committees, and executives ranked Executive Vice President and above were also appointed or reported at a Meeting of the Board of Directors held after the above mentioned General Meeting of Shareholders.

Members of the Board

Note: The Directors appointed at this time are the same as the candidates announced on March 24, 2022.

Kenichiro Yoshida

Chairman, President and CEO
Representative Corporate Executive Officer

Hiroki Totoki

Executive Deputy President and CFO
Representative Corporate Executive Officer

Shuzo Sumi *¹

Senior Executive Advisor, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

Tim Schaaff

Former Chief Product Officer, Intertrust Technologies Corporation

Toshiko Oka *¹

Professor, Graduate School of Global Business, Meiji University

Sakie Akiyama *¹

Founder, Saki Corporation

Wendy Becker *¹

Chairperson of the Board, Logitech International S.A.
Non-Executive Director, Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc

Yoshihiko Hatanaka *¹

Former Representative Director, Chairman of the Board,
Astellas Pharma Inc.

Keiko Kishigami *¹

Certified Public Accountant in Japan
Board Member, WWF Japan

Joseph A. Kraft Jr. *¹

CEO, Rorschach Advisory Inc.

• *1An Outside Director who satisfies the requirements under Item 15, Article 2 of the Companies Act of Japan

Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board

• Chairman of the Board
  Shuzo Sumi
• Vice Chairman of the Board
  Yoshihiko Hatanaka

Chair and Members of the Committees

• Nominating Committee
  Chair : Shuzo Sumi
  Members : Yoshihiko Hatanaka, Wendy Becker
• Compensation Committee
  Chair : Wendy Becker
  Members : Sakie Akiyama, Yoshihiko Hatanaka
• Audit Committee
  Chair : Toshiko Oka
  Members : Keiko Kishigami, Joseph A. Kraft Jr.

Executive Vice Presidents and above

• Note:The Executives appointed at this time are the same as the announcement on March 24, 2022.
  [Executives of equal rank are listed in order of appointment]

• Kenichiro Yoshida
  Chairman, President and CEO
  Representative Corporate Executive Officer
• Hiroki Totoki
  Executive Deputy President and CFO
  Representative Corporate Executive Officer
• Shigeki Ishizuka
  Vice Chairman
  Officer in charge of Disc Manufacturing Business
  Officer in charge of Storage Media Business
  Officer in charge of Quality Management
• Terushi Shimizu
  Senior Executive Vice President
  Officer in charge of Imaging & Sensing Solutions Business
  Representative Director, President and CEO,
  Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
• Rob Stringer
  Senior Executive Vice President
  Officer in charge of Music Business (Global)
  Chairman, Sony Music Group
  CEO, 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 Music Publishing
• Masashi Oka
  Senior Executive Vice President
  President and CEO, Representative Director, Sony Financial Group Inc.
• Kimio Maki
  Senior Executive Vice President
  Officer in charge of Entertainment, Technology & Services Business
  Representative Director, President and CEO, Sony Corporation
• Shiro Kambe
  Senior Executive Vice President
  Corporate Executive Officer
  Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Corporate
  Communications, Brand Strategy, Sustainability, and External Relations
• Kazushi Ambe
  Senior Executive Vice President
  Corporate Executive Officer
  Officer in charge of Human Resources and General Affairs
• Toshimoto Mitomo*²
  Senior Executive Vice President
  Corporate Executive Officer
  Officer in charge of Intellectual Property and Business Incubation Platform
  Sony Group China Representative
  Senior General Manager, Startup Acceleration Division
  Senior General Manager, Business Development Office
• Hiroaki Kitano
  Senior Executive Vice President and CTO
  Corporate Executive Officer
  Officer in charge of R&D
  Officer in charge of AI Collaboration
  President and CEO, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.
  Representative Director and CEO, Sony AI Inc.
• Tsuyoshi Kodera
  Executive Vice President
  CDO (Chief Digital Officer)
  Officer in charge of Digital Transformation Strategy, Information
  Systems, and Information Security
  Senior General Manager, Corporate DX Office
• Natsuko Takei
  Executive Vice President
  Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, and Privacy
  Senior General Manager, Legal Department
• Izumi Kawanishi
  Executive Vice President
  Officer in charge of AI Robotics Business
  Senior General Manager, AI Robotics Business Group
  Representative Director, President and CEO, Sony Mobility Inc.
  

• *2Scheduled to be appointed Senior General Manager, New Business Exploration Division, Sony Group Corporation and Chairman, Sony (China) Ltd. on July 1, 2022.