The company also announced the shuffling of some other employees including Hiroki Totoki and Lin Tao, who will be taking on new roles.

Sony Corp. has shaken up its leadership ranks, naming Hiroki Totoki as corporate CEO while Hideaki Nishino is elevated to CEO of Sony Interactive.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has ditched its co-CEO strategy in a leadership shakeup, leaving Hideaki Nishino as sole head of the division.

In a preview of his coming leadership, Totoki led Sony's presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month, unveiling a raft of new entertainment initiatives.

Nishino was appointed CEO of SIE's Platform Business Group, along with Hermen Hulst, who was appointed as CEO of SIE's Studio Business Group, in June 2024. Hulst will continue to serve as CEO of the Studio Business Group, and will report to Nishino. Nishino will continue to serve as CEO of the Platform Business Group.

Hideaki Nishino has been appointed sole CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, effective April 1, 2025. Last May, Nishino and Hermen Hulst were named joint CEOs of SIE following the departure of Jim Ryan.

Sony Group Corp. is appointing Hiroki Totoki as chief executive officer, a stamp of approval for the longtime finance chief’s push to expand the Japanese company’s entertainment reach.

Sony has chosen long-serving finance head Hiroki Totoki as its next chief executive as the Japanese technology giant overhauls its leadership while steering a multibillion-dollar push into producing more original content.