• Sony
  •  Overview
  • Last Modified:
  • June 29, 2025
  • Company type:
  • Public
  • Industry:
  • Electronics
  • Verified:
  • Yes
  • No of Employees:
  • 100 001 +
  • Stock Code:
  • 6758
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  • Signed Health Status Declaration Form
  • Turnover $50m + ?:
  • Yes
  • Headquarters:
  • Japan
  • Public Interest Score:
  • 750+

 

  • Sony
  • General Information

Description

As a global leader in consumer electronics, Sony is well known for manufacturing various products, including televisions, digital cameras, smartphones, and hearables. However, the company is most associated with the widely popular line of home video game consoles under the gaming brand PlayStation. Founded: 1946 in Tokyo by Ibuka Masaru & Morita Akio under the name Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo; renamed Sony in 1958

Sony operates through diverse divisions:

  1. Game & Network Services – PlayStation consoles, software, online services.

  2. Music – Sony Music Entertainment, publishing, recording.

  3. Pictures – Sony Pictures (Columbia, Screen Gems, animation).

  4. Electronics & Technology – TVs (Bravia), audio (including headphones), cameras, semiconductors.

  5. Imaging & Sensing Solutions – CMOS sensors powering many smartphones.

  6. Financial Services – Sony Bank, life/non-life insurance under Sony Financial Group

Kenichiro Yoshida:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No
Hiroki Totoki:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No
Yoshihiko Hatanaka:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No
Wendy Becker:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No
Sakie Akiyama:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No
Keiko Kishigami:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No
Joseph A Jr Kraft:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No
Neil Hunt:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No
William Morrow:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No
Shingo Konomoto:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No
Yoriko Goto:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No
Nora Denzel:
qone: No, qtwo: No, qthree: No, qfour: No, qfive: No, qsix: No

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  • Company Information
  • Company System Number:
  • 15566
  • Founded Year: 
  • 1946
  • Registration Number: 
  • 0777400
  • Country: 
  • Japan
  • Stock Exchanges: 
    • Tokyo Stock Exchange
    • New York Stock Exchange
  • Financial year end: 
  • March
  • No. of Countries operations: 
  • 204
  • Company Status: 
  • In Business
  • Industry Sub Category: 
  • Date listed on Stock Exchange: 
  • 01/12/1958

 

  • Contact Information
  • Business operation: 
  • Sony Group Corporation designs, develops, produces, and sells electronic equipment, instruments, and devices for the consumer, professional, and industrial markets in Japan, the United States, Europe, China, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally.
  • Primary office: 
  • Minato City,Tokyo, Japan

 

  • Additional Information
  • Listed?: 
  • Yes
  • Company secretary: 
  • Robert Wiesenthal
  • Reporting currency: 
  • JPY
  • ISIN number (12 digit): 
TSE
JP3435000009
NYSE
US8356993076
  • Authorised shares:
  • Issued shares:
  • 1 261 081 781
  • No of shareholders:
  • 1001 and more shareholders
  • No of shareholders holding 20%:
  • 0 shareholders
  • Number of shares traded
  • Per Year:
  • Per Quarter:
  • Per Month:

 

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Credit Rating

NameLogoCountryHeadquartersRating
Fitch RatingsCredit LogoUnited States of AmericaNew YorkA-

 

Countries Operations/ Offices


 

Company Directors

Name
Nationality
Age
Role
Qualification
Name

Kenichiro

Executive
NationalityJapan
66
RoleCEO
QualificationDegree in physics
Date Appointed: 01/01/2023
Duration:
3 years and 8 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Hiroki

Executive
NationalityJapan
62
RolePresident, COO and CFO
QualificationB.Com
Date Appointed: 01/04/2023
Duration:
3 years and 5 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Yoshihiko

Non Executive
NationalityJapan
69
RoleNED
QualificationBEcon
Date Appointed:
Duration:
Date not available.
Independance: Date not available.
Profile
Name

Wendy

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
RoleNED
QualificationGraduate Degree
Date Appointed:
Duration:
Date not available.
Independance: Date not available.
Profile
Name

Sakie

Non Executive
NationalityJapan
63
RoleNED
QualificationNot Available
Date Appointed: 01/06/2019
Duration:
7 years and 3 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Keiko

Non Executive
NationalityJapan
RoleOther Non-Executive
QualificationNot Available
Date Appointed: 06/06/2020
Duration:
6 years and 2 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Joseph A Jr

Non Executive
NationalityJapan
RoleNED
QualificationNot Available
Date Appointed: 06/03/2020
Duration:
6 years and 5 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Neil

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
RoleNED
QualificationPhD
Date Appointed: 01/06/2023
Duration:
3 years and 3 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

William

Non Executive
NationalityUnited States of America
RoleNED
QualificationHonorary D.Sc., PhD, Computer Science
Date Appointed:
Duration:
Date not available.
Independance: Date not available.
Profile
Name

Shingo

Non Executive
NationalityJapan
RoleNED
QualificationNot Available
Date Appointed: 01/06/2024
Duration:
2 years and 3 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Yoriko

Non Executive
NationalityJapan
RoleNED
QualificationCPA
Date Appointed: 01/06/2025
Duration:
1 year and 3 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Nora

Non Executive
NationalityAmerican
RoleNED
QualificationMBA
Date Appointed: 01/06/2025
Duration:
1 year and 3 months
Independance: Y
Profile
Name

Masayuki

Executive
NationalityJapan
67
RoleCEO
QualificationBachelor Degree in General Engineering
Date Appointed: 01/06/2025
Duration:
1 year and 3 months
Independance: Y
Profile

 

Directors Tenure

Name
Duration
Name

Kenichiro Yoshida

Duration3 years and 8 months
Profile
Name

Hiroki Totoki

Duration3 years and 5 months
Profile
Name

Yoshihiko Hatanaka

DurationDuration not available.
Profile
Name

Wendy Becker

DurationDuration not available.
Profile
Name

Sakie Akiyama

Duration7 years and 3 months
Profile
Name

Keiko Kishigami

Duration6 years and 2 months
Profile
Name

Joseph A Jr Kraft

Duration6 years and 5 months
Profile
Name

Neil Hunt

Duration3 years and 3 months
Profile
Name

William Morrow

DurationDuration not available.
Profile
Name

Shingo Konomoto

Duration2 years and 3 months
Profile
Name

Yoriko Goto

Duration1 year and 3 months
Profile
Name

Nora Denzel

Duration1 year and 3 months
Profile
Name

Masayuki Hyodo

Duration1 year and 3 months
Profile

 

Director Experience

Name
Experience
Name

Kenichiro

Experience Telecom
Profile
Name

Hiroki

Experience Banking
Profile
Name

Yoshihiko

Experience Retail
Profile
Name

Wendy

Experience Other
Profile
Name

Sakie

Experience Financial Services
Profile
Name

Keiko

Experience Technology
Profile
Name

Joseph A Jr

Experience Electronics
Profile
Name

William

Experience Television Services
Profile
Name

Neil

Experience Electronics, Technology, Software and IT
Profile
Name

Shingo

Experience Technology
Profile
Name

Yoriko

Experience Financial Services
Profile
Name

Nora

Experience Software and IT
Profile
Name

Masayuki

Experience Business Services
Profile

 

Company Auditors

Name
Date Appointed
Years
Name

PwC

Date Appointed01/01/2006
Year20 years and 8 months
Profile

 

 

Company Committees

Name

Kenichiro Yoshida

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD
Profile
Name

Hiroki Totoki

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD
Profile
Name

Yoshihiko Hatanaka

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, NG
Profile
Name

Wendy Becker

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, RE, NG
Profile
Name

Sakie Akiyama

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD
Profile
Name

Keiko Kishigami

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU
Profile
Name

Joseph A Jr Kraft

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU
Profile
Name

William Morrow

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD
Profile
Name

Neil Hunt

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, TE
Profile
Name

Shingo Konomoto

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU
Profile
Name

Yoriko Goto

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD, AU, RC
Profile
Name

Nora Denzel

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD
Profile
Name

Masayuki Hyodo

Mainboard, Audit, Remuneration BD
Profile

 

Committee
Abbreviation
Supervisory Board
SB
Board
BD
Risk & Compliance
RC
Audit
AU
Remuneration
RE
Capital investment
CI
Industry Specific
IS
Nominations & Governance
NG
Health, Safety & Environment
HS
Social & Ethics
SE
Technology
TE
Executive
EX
Other
OT