Tokyo, Japan - At Sony Group Corporation's Nominating Committee meeting held earlier today, the following candidates were nominated as Members of Sony Group Corporation's Board of Directors for 2024. The nominees are subject to the approval at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, to be held in June 2024.

Members of the Board

The candidates for Members of the Board are as follows:

Kenichiro Yoshida

Chairman and CEO
Representative Corporate Executive Officer

Hiroki Totoki

President, COO and CFO
Representative Corporate Executive Officer

Yoshihiko Hatanaka*1

External Director, Shiseido Company, Limited
External Director, SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD
Former Representative Director, Chairman of the Board,
Astellas Pharma Inc.

Wendy Becker*1

Chairperson of the Board, Logitech International S.A.
Non-Executive Director, GSK plc

Sakie Akiyama*1

Founder, Saki Corporation

Keiko Kishigami*1

Certified Public Accountant in Japan
Board Member, WWF Japan

Joseph A. Kraft Jr.*1

CEO, Rorschach Advisory Inc.

Neil Hunt*1

Chief Product Officer, Vibrant Planet, PBC
Director, Roku, Inc.
Former Chief Product Officer, Netflix Inc.

William Morrow*1

CEO, DIRECTV Entertainment Holdings LLC

Shingo Konomoto*1 *2

President &CEO, Chairman, Member of the Board, Representative Director, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. *3

• *1An Outside Director who satisfies the requirements under Item 15, Article 2 of the Companies Act of Japan
• *2A new candidate for Member of the Board
• *3Following the resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd., which is scheduled to be held in late June 2024, Mr. Shingo Konomoto will be elected Chairman, Member of the Board, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.