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.
<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 |
| Hirobumi Kawano* | Senior Vice President, JFE Steel Corporation |
| Yotaro Kobayashi* | Chief Corporate Advisor, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. |
| 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* | ORIX Corporation |
| Yoshiaki Yamauchi* | Director, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. |
| Peter Bonfield* | Member of the Board, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson |
| Fueo Sumita* | Chief of Sumita Accounting Office |
| Fujio Cho*(**) | Vice Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Ned Lautenbach*(**) | Operating Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. |
| Göran Lindahl | Chairman & CEO, LivSafe Group Director, INGKA Holding B.V. |
<Chairman of the Board and Vice Chairman of the Board>
| Yotaro Kobayashi | |
<Chairmen and Members of the Committees>
Yotaro Kobayashi (Chairman) |
Hirobumi Kawano, Peter Bonfield, Howard Stringer, Ryoji Chubachi |
Akishige Okada (Chairman) |
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Yoshiaki Yamauchi (Chairman) |
<Corporate Executive Officers>
Representative Corporate Executive Officers
(* concurrent with Director)
| Chairman and CEO | |
| Ryoji Chubachi* | President and Electronics CEO |
| Katsumi Ihara* | Executive Deputy President |
Corporate Executive Officers
| EVP and CFO | |
| Keiji Kimura | EVP |
| Nicole Seligman | EVP and General Counsel |
| Yutaka Nakagawa | EVP |
