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June 22, 2006
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| Sony Appoints Members of the Board and Corporate Executive Officers |
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Tokyo, Japan- Sony Corporation announced the appointment of members to its Board of Directors following approval at the 89th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders that took place today, along with the company's Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman of the Board, Chairmen and Members of the Nominating, Compensation and Audit Committees, Representative Corporate Executive Officers and Corporate Executive Officers appointed at a Meeting of the Board of Directors held after the above mentioned General Meeting of Shareholders.
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<Members of the Board> (* Independent Director)
The Board Members are as follows. Two new Board Members have been selected(**).
| Howard Stringer |
| Ryoji Chubachi |
| Katsumi Ihara |
| Akishige Okada* |
Advisor, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
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| Hirobumi Kawano* |
Senior Vice President, JFE Steel Corporation |
| Yotaro Kobayashi* |
Chief Corporate Advisor, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. |
| Sakie T. Fukushima* |
Representative Director & Regional Managing Director-Japan,
Korn/Ferry International
Member, Board of Directors, Korn/Ferry International, U.S.A
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| Yoshihiko Miyauchi* |
Director, Representative Executive Officer,Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
ORIX Corporation
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| Yoshiaki Yamauchi* |
Director, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
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| Peter Bonfield* |
Member of the Board, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
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| Fueo Sumita* |
Chief of Sumita Accounting Office
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| Fujio Cho*(**) |
Vice Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation
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| Ned Lautenbach*(**) |
Operating Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. |
| Göran Lindahl |
Chairman & CEO, LivSafe Group
Director, INGKA Holding B.V. |
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<Chairman of the Board and Vice Chairman of the Board>
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Chairman of the Board |
Yotaro Kobayashi |
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Vice Chairman of the Board |
Hirobumi Kawano |
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<Chairmen and Members of the Committees>
Nominating Committee
Yotaro Kobayashi (Chairman)
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Hirobumi Kawano, Peter Bonfield,
Howard Stringer, Ryoji Chubachi |
Compensation Committee
Akishige Okada (Chairman)
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Yoshihiko Miyauchi, Fujio Cho, Göran Lindahl
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Audit Committee
Yoshiaki Yamauchi (Chairman)
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Sakie T. Fukushima, Fueo Sumita |
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<Corporate Executive Officers>
Representative Corporate Executive Officers
(* concurrent with Director)
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Howard Stringer* |
Chairman and CEO |
| Ryoji Chubachi* |
President and Electronics CEO |
| Katsumi Ihara* |
Executive Deputy President
Officer in charge of Procurement Strategies, TV & Video Business |
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Corporate Executive Officers
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Nobuyuki Oneda |
EVP and CFO |
| Keiji Kimura |
EVP
Officer in charge of Technology Strategies and Intellectual Property |
| Nicole Seligman |
EVP and General Counsel |
| Yutaka Nakagawa |
EVP
Officer in charge of Products Strategies, Digital Imaging Business and Audio Business |
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