Kaz Hirai steps down as Sony’s CEO, ending PlayStation’s reign

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 […]

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 […]