Kaz Hirai plans to step down as Sony’s president and CEO on April 1, when company executive Kenichiro Yoshida will take over the top spot. Yoshida is Sony’s current executive deputy president and chief financial officer. Since Yoshida didn’t rise through the ranks in Sony’s game division as Hirai did, you could say that the […]
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As Sony CEO Kaz Hirai steps down, the future of some products is in question
Enlarge / Sony CEO Kaz Hirai (credit: Sony) Sony CEO Kaz Hirai will step down from his post on April 1, 2018—six years to the day after he first assumed the role. He will remain with the company as chairman, and the CEO seat will be filled by current CFO Kenichiro Yoshida. Hirai is perhaps […]
Sony’s CEO Hirai to step down, hand control over to finance chief Kenichiro Yoshida
Thomson Reuters Japan’s Sony Corp said CEO Kazuo Hirai would be handing over the reins to finance chief Kenichiro Yoshida after a good run. People say Yoshida is more reserved than Hirai, but also a forceful partner who pushed through many controversial changes, including the sale of the Vaio PC division and spinning off the […]
Sony to replace CEO Kaz Hirai as of April 1st.
We’re only a few hours away from Sony’s latest quarterly earnings report, but Sony has announced that CEO Kaz Hirai will be replaced as of April 1st. While CFO Kenichiro Yoshida is named as his replacement, Hirai will become Chairman, just as Howard Stringer did when Hirai replaced him in 2012. Hirai will exit as […]