Sony Group CFO Totoki to succeed Yoshida as president

Reuters

Published Feb 01, 2023 11:55PM ET

(Reuters) - Sony (NYSE:SONY) Group Corp said on Thursday chief financial officer Hiroki Totoki would become president and chief operating officer on April 1 while retaining his current role.

Incumbent president Kenichiro Yoshida will remain as chairman and chief executive officer.

The entertainment and electronics conglomerate will hold a news conference on its new leadership at 4:00 p.m. (0700 GMT).

Besides his role as chief financial officer in 2018, Totoki has been chief of the company's mobile phone division and head of the banking division.