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February 2, 2023
Sony Group Corporation Executive Changes
Tokyo, Japan - Sony Group Corporation today announced the following executive changes.
Executive Appointments (as of April 1, 2023)
Executives of equal rank are listed in order of appointment / changes to titles or areas of responsibility are underlined
- Kenichiro Yoshida
- Chairman and CEO
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
- Hiroki Totoki
- President, COO and CFO
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
- Toshimoto Mitomo
- Executive Deputy President and CSO
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Intellectual Property, Business Strategy,
Business Development and Business Incubation Platform
- 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 Services 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 & 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, External Relations and the Board Secretariat
- Kazushi Ambe
- Senior Executive Vice President
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of Human Resources, General Affairs,
Lead of Group Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and the Corporate Executive Office
Sony Group China Representative
- Hiroaki Kitano
- Senior Executive Vice President and CTO
Corporate Executive Officer
Officer in charge of R&D and AI Collaboration
President and CEO, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.
Representative Director and CEO, Sony Research Inc.*1
- Tsuyoshi Kodera *2
- Executive Vice President
Chief Digital Officer (CDO)
Officer in charge of Digital Transformation Strategy, Information Systems, and
Information Security
- Izumi Kawanishi
- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Mobility Business
Representative Director, President and CEO, Sony Mobility Inc.
Representative Director, President and COO, Sony Honda Mobility Inc.
- Makoto Toyoda *3
- Senior Vice President
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Senior General Manager, Corporate IS Department
President, Representative Director, Sony Global Solutions Inc.
- Naomi Matsuoka
- Senior Vice President
In charge of Corporate Planning and Control
(Game & Network Services Business, Music Business,
Pictures Business and Financial Services Business)
and Lead of Group Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Support for Financial Services Business and Entertainment Area
- Karen L. Halby
- Senior Vice President
In charge of Global Tax
Executive Vice President, Sony Corporation of America
- Hirotoshi Korenaga
- Senior Vice President
In charge of Accounting
- Hisashi Tamai
- Senior Vice President
In charge of R&D and Quality Management
President, Technology Infrastructure Center *4 
- Mark E. Khalil
- Senior Vice President
President, Sony Corporation of America
- Sadahiko Hayakawa
- Senior Vice President      
In charge of Finance and IR
Senior General Manager, Finance Department
- Shugo Yamaguchi
- Senior Vice President    
In charge of Mobility Business
Deputy Senior General Manager, Mobility Business Division
Director and Deputy President, Sony Honda Mobility Inc.
- Naoya Horii
(Newly appointed)
- Senior Vice President
In charge of Corporate Planning and Control (Entertainment, Technology &
Services Business and Imaging & Sensing Solutions Business),
Disc Manufacturing Business and Storage Media Business
Senior General Manager, Corporate Planning and Control
- Kaori Takezawa
(Newly appointed)
- Senior Vice President
In charge of Legal, Compliance, and Privacy
Senior General Manager, Legal Department
Senior General Manager, Compliance & Privacy Department
- Yasuhiro Ito
(Newly appointed)
- Senior Vice President
In charge of Human Resources
- *1Sony AI plans to change its company name to Sony Research Inc. as of April 1, 2023.
- *2Tsuyoshi Kodera will be concurrently appointed to Chief Information Officer (CIO) as of July 1, 2023.
- *3Makoto Toyoda will retire as Senior Vice President, Sony Group Corporation as of June 30, 2023.
- *4The R&D Center, Sony Group Corporation plans to be reorganized to Technology Infrastructure Center as of April 1, 2023.
Executives to retire
- Shigeki Ishizuka
- Vice Chairman
Officer in charge of Disc Manufacturing Business, Storage Media Business and
Quality Management
- Natsuko Takei
- Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Legal, Compliance, and Privacy
Senior General Manager, Legal Department