Hideaki Nishino was promoted to the only general director of Sony Interactive Entertainment, and its fresh position is valid on April 1, 2025.
It comes from a press release He fell that eveningwho also reveals that Sony Cfo Hiroki Totoki is promoted as the president and general director of the entire company. He replaces Kenichiro Yoshida, who was the general director of the company since April 2018, replacing Kazuo Hirai. In addition, SVP, finance, corporate development and TAO rope strategy are promoted on CFO.
Last year, it was announced that Nishino and Hermen Hulst would share the leadership between them after retiring former director Jim Ryan, and Hulst was the head of PlayStation Studios, and Nishino supervises equipment and technology. Along with this change, Nishinio is now supervising the entire operation, as well as the leading platform business group, while Hulst will remain in its role, paying special attention to PlayStation Studios.
Nishino has been cooperating with Sony since 2000, previously serving as SVP, the Experience Group platform.
“I am really honored that I can take the helm at Sony Interactive Entertainment,” he said. “Technology and creativity are two of our greatest strengths, because we are still focusing on developing experiences that ensure entertainment to everyone. We will continue to develop the PlayStation community in new ways, such as IP expansion, and at the same time we provide the best technological innovations. I want to thank Hermen for his knowledge and leadership because he continues the role of CEO, Studio Business Group.
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