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

Effective April 1, 2022

<Directors / Statutory Auditor>

Kimio Maki

Representative Director

Kenichiro Yoshida

Chairman

Ichiro Takagi

Vice Chairman

Hiroki Totoki

Shigeki Ishizuka

Toru Katsumoto

Hirotoshi Korenaga

Statutory Auditor

<Corporate Executives>

[ Executives of equal rank are listed in order of appointment / changes to titles or areas of responsibility are underlined ]

Kimio Maki

President and CEO

Kazuo Kii

Executive Deputy President
President, Home Entertainment & Sound Products Business Group
Officer in charge of Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, CS and Design Reform Promotion, Sales & Marketing

Yoshinori Matsumoto

Executive Deputy President
President, New Business & Technology Development Group
Officer in charge of Engineering Platform, Co-creation Strategy & Development, Technology Policy and Relations
Deputy President, R&D Center, Sony Group Corporation (concurrent)

Hiroshi Kawano

Executive Vice President
President, Service Business Group*1
Officer in charge of Brand

Yuichi Oshima
(Promoted)

Executive Vice President and CFO
In charge of Information Systems, Information Security and Logistics

Masaru Tamagawa

Senior Vice President
Support for Global Sales & Marketing Area

Hideyuki Furumi

Senior Vice President
President, Sony Europe B.V.

Masaaki Kojima

Senior Vice President
In charge of Environmental Matters

Shigeru Kumekawa

Senior Vice President
Representative Director and President, Sony Marketing Inc.

Hiroshi Takahashi

Senior Vice President
Sony Group China Deputy Representative
Chairman, Sony (China) Co., Ltd

Mami Imada

Senior Vice President
In charge of Corporate Communications, External Relations and Sustainability

Kenji Tanaka

Senior Vice President
President, Imaging Products & Solutions Business Group
President, Mobile Communications Business Group

Hiroshi Yamamoto

Senior Vice President
In charge of Human Resources and General Affairs

Fumiatsu Hirai
(Newly appointed)

Senior Vice President
Global Sales & Marketing Officer

• *1Service Business Group is responsible for Sports business, FeliCa business and Sony PCL.

Executives to Retire
(as of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Sony Corporation to be held in June 2022)

<Directors>

Ichiro Takagi

Vice Chairman

Shigeki Ishizuka

Toru Katsumoto

<Corporate Executives>

Masaru Tamagawa

Senior Vice President
Support for Global Sales & Marketing Area

Hiroshi Takahashi

Senior Vice President
Sony Group China Deputy Representative
Chairman, Sony (China) Co., Ltd