Sony Corporation Executive Appointments

Tokyo, Japan – Sony Corporation today announced the following executive appointments.

As of April 1, 2018　(Changes to titles or areas of responsibility are underlined)

Kazuo Hirai

(New)
Director, Chairman
(Current)
Director, Representative Corporate Executive Officer,
President and Chief Executive Officer

Kenichiro Yoshida

(New)
Director, Representative Corporate Executive Officer,
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Current)
Director, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Executive Deputy President and Chief Financial Officer

Hiroki Totoki

(New)
Representative Corporate Executive Officer,
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
(Current)
Corporate Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer
Officer in charge of Mobile Communications Business President & CEO, Sony Mobile Communications Inc. President and Representative Director, Sony Network Communications Inc.

Shigeki Ishizuka

Corporate Executive Officer, Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Imaging Products & Solutions Business
Representative Director and President, Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc.
Officer in charge of Mobile Communications Business, Storage Media Business

Ichiro Takagi

Corporate Executive Officer, Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Home Entertainment & Sound Business,
Consumer AV Sales & Marketing
Representative Director and President, Sony Visual Products Inc.
Representative Director and President, Sony Video & Sound Products Inc.
Officer in charge of Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement

Toru Katsumoto

(New)
Corporate Executive Officer, Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of R&D Platform
(Continues as)
Representative Director and Deputy President, Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc.
President of Professional Products Group
President of Medical Business Group
(Current)
Business Executive

The following executives are scheduled to retire as of the Sony Annual Shareholders’ Meeting due to held in June 2018.

Tomoyuki Suzuki

(Current)
Corporate Executive Officer, Executive Deputy President
Officer in charge of R&D Platform and Storage Media Business

Masashi Imamura

(Current)
Corporate Executive Officer, Executive Vice President
Officer in charge of Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement, Quality and Environment, Engineering Platform