As part of a new corporate restructuring, Sony Group Corporation announced that Hideaki Nishino will be appointed the new president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE,) effective April 1, 2025. Additionally, Hiroki Totoki will be the new CEO of Sony Group Corporation.
Nishino was previously CEO of the Platform Business Group, and was appointed in June 2024. Meanwhile, Totoki had been acting as President, COO, and CFO of Sony Group Corporation since 2023, and will continue to act as President. It was also announced that current SIE CEO Hermen Hulst will continue to serve as CEO of the Studio Business Group, and will step down from his current CEO position to respond to future president Nishino. The change in structure aims to maximize synergies across SIE.
Furthermore, it was revealed that current SVP, Finance, Corporate Strategy and Development for SIE, Lin Tao, will step down to become CFO of Sony Group Corporation. Her successor will be announced at a later date. Future Sony Group CEO Hiroki Totoki shared a message expressing his gratitude for the opportunity to work closely with Hulst and Nishino, as well as welcoming Tao as her successor as CFO.
As a reminder, Shuhei Yoshida revealed back in late November 2024 that he would leave Sony and PlayStation. Yoshida formally stepped down from his Head of Independent Developer Initiative role on January 15, 2025.
Sony Interactive Entertainment appointed Hideaki Nishino as its new president and CEO, with Hiroki Totoki becoming the new CEO of Sony Group Corporation, both effective April 1, 2025.
Published: Jan 29, 2025 08:00 pm