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March 25, 2022

Sony Corporation Executive Appointments

    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　　　　　
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