OREANDA-NEWS.  February 1, 2012.  Sony Corporation has announced the following executive appointments, effective from April 1, 2012.
Howard Stringer Director, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Chairman
(Currently, Director, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Chairman, CEO and President)
 
Kazuo Hirai Representative Corporate Executive Officer, President and CEO
(Currently, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Executive Deputy President, Officer in charge of Consumer Products & Services businesses)
 
Hiroshi Yoshioka Corporate Executive Officer, Executive Deputy President
Officer in charge of Medical Business and innovation
(Currently, Corporate Executive Officer, Executive Deputy President,
Officer in charge of Professional, Device & Solutions businesses)
 
Tadashi Saito EVP and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
(Currently, EVP, Deputy President of Professional, Device & Solutions Group, President of Semiconductor Business Group).