Tokyo, Japan - Sony Corporation announces the following executive appointments effective as of April 1, 2009
| Howard Stringer | |
|---|---|
| (New) | Member of the Board, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Chairman, President and CEO |
| (Currently) | Member of the Board, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Chairman and CEO |
| Ryoji Chubachi | |
| (New) | Member of the Board, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Vice Chairman |
| (Currently) | Member of the Board, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, President and Electronics CEO |
| Katsumi Ihara | |
| (New) | Corporate Executive, Executive Deputy President |
| (Currently) | Member of the Board, Representative Corporate Executive Officer Executive Deputy President, Officer in charge of Consumer Products Group |
| Hiroshi Yoshioka | |
| (New) | Corporate Executive Officer, Executive Deputy President, Officer in charge of Consumer Products Group, Semiconductor and Component Groups |
| (Currently) | Corporate Executive, EVP, President of TV Business Group |
| Yutaka Nakagawa | |
| (New) | Corporate Executive Officer, Executive Deputy President, Officer in charge of Manufacturing, Logistics and Procurement |
| (Currently) | Corporate Executive Officer, Executive Deputy President, Officer in charge of Semiconductor and Component Groups, Production Strategy, Procurement and Supply Chain |
| Kazuo Hirai | |
| (New) | Corporate Executive Officer, EVP, Officer in charge of Networked Products & Service Group |
| (Continue as) | President and Group CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. |
| Kunimasa Suzuki | |
| (New) | Corporate Executive, SVP, Deputy President of Networked Products & Service Group, President of VAIO Business Group |
| (Currently) | EVP, Sony Electronics Inc. (U.S.A.) |
| Yoshihisa Ishida | |
| (New) | Corporate Executive, SVP, President of TV Business Group |
| (Currently) | Corporate Executive, SVP, President of VAIO Business Group |
| Keiichiro Shimada | |
| (New) | Corporate Executive, SVP, In charge of R&D, Technology and Common Software Platform |
| (Currently) | Corporate Executive, SVP, President of Technology Development Group, Head of Consumer Products Group UI Center |
