Lin Tao, newly appointed chief financial officer for Sony Corp.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\tOther changes unveiled by Sony include the appointment of Lin Tao as the first female CFO in the company\u2019s 80-plus year history. Shinji Sashida was named head of the Imaging and Sensing Solutions division, a key growth area in hardware for the company. Tao is a 20-year Sony veteran who was previously senior VP of finance, corporate strategy and development for Sony Interactive Entertainment.<\/p>\n
\n\tYoshida has been at the top of Sony since 2018. During his tenure, he streamlined the company\u2019s operations and furthered its focus on high-margin hardware \u2014 such as cameras and video tools \u2014 and galvanized the company to put its energy into activities revolving around creativity and entertainment, meaning that its traditional core business of hardware was the foundation but not the focus. Yoshida also upped Sony\u2019s investment in content and entertainment assets, starting one month into his tenure when he expanded Sony Music with the acquisition of EMI for more than $3.5 billion.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn his public remarks, Yoshida frequently expressed that the company had honed its mission and purpose to \u201cfill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology.\u201d Yoshida has been with Sony since 1983. Yoshida emphasized that Tuesday\u2019s announcement had been in the works and that it was his decision to hand the baton to Totoki.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cBased on Hiroki Totoki\u2019s contributions to Sony, including his achievements since being appointed as President and COO in April 2023, I proposed to them that he succeed me as CEO this April,\u201d Yoshida said. \u201cI am grateful to the Nominating Committee and the Board for their support of this proposal. Totoki has been a key member of the management team ever since I became President and CEO in April 2018. He spearheaded growth strategies for the Sony Group, such as our investments in content IP and semiconductors, and is a leader capable of shaping our vision and strategy for future growth. Going forward, I will support Totoki as he leads his new management team.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\t(Pictured top: Hiroki Totoki and Hideaki Nishino)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/a>
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