Sony Group Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Sony Group's CEO is Kenichiro Yoshida, appointed in Apr 2018, has a tenure of 6.08 years. total yearly compensation is ¥651.00M, comprised of 36.9% salary and 63.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.025% of the company’s shares, worth MX$419.07M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.1 years and 4.9 years respectively.

Key information

Kenichiro Yoshida

Chief executive officer

JP¥651.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	36.9%
CEO tenure	6.1yrs
CEO ownership	0.02%
Management average tenure	6.1yrs
Board average tenure	4.9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Kenichiro Yoshida's remuneration changed compared to Sony Group's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	n/a	n/a	JP¥854b
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	JP¥812b
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	JP¥894b
Mar 31 2023	JP¥651m	JP¥240m	JP¥937b
Dec 31 2022	n/a	n/a	JP¥975b
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	JP¥1t
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	JP¥931b
Mar 31 2022	JP¥606m	JP¥215m	JP¥882b
Dec 31 2021	n/a	n/a	JP¥838b
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	JP¥802b
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	JP¥1t
Mar 31 2021	JP¥545m	JP¥195m	JP¥1t
Dec 31 2020	n/a	n/a	JP¥976b
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	JP¥894b
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	JP¥624b
Mar 31 2020	JP¥454m	JP¥175m	JP¥582b
Dec 31 2019	n/a	n/a	JP¥657b
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	JP¥857b
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	JP¥842b
Mar 31 2019	JP¥397m	JP¥160m	JP¥916b
Dec 31 2018	n/a	n/a	JP¥812b
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	JP¥679b
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	JP¥636b
Mar 31 2018	JP¥438m	JP¥80m	JP¥491b

Compensation vs Market: Kenichiro's total compensation ($USD4.19M) is about average for companies of similar size in the MX market ($USD5.98M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Kenichiro's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Kenichiro Yoshida (64 yo)

6.1yrs

Tenure

JP¥651,000,000

Compensation

Mr. Kenichiro Yoshida had been the Chairman of Sony Group Corporation (formerly known as Sony Corporation) since June 01, 2020 until June 28, 2022 and has been its Director since June 19, 2014 and serves a...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Kenichiro Yoshida	CEO, Representative Corporate Executive Officer & Chairman	6.1yrs	JP¥651.00m	0.025% ¥ 419.1m
Hiroki Totoki	President	6.1yrs	JP¥223.00m	0.0071% ¥ 121.6m
Hiroaki Kitano	Senior EVP & CTO	2.1yrs	JP¥101.00m	0.0022% ¥ 37.7m
Shiro Kambe	Senior EVP & Corporate Executive Officer	14.3yrs	JP¥103.00m	0.0039% ¥ 67.0m
Kazushi Ambe	Senior EVP & Corporate Executive Officer	9.5yrs	JP¥102.00m	0.0021% ¥ 35.0m
Toshimoto Mitomo	Executive Deputy President	6.1yrs	JP¥101.00m	0.0022% ¥ 37.7m
J. Hill	Senior Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations and Head of Investor Relations	no data	no data	no data
Natsuko Takei	Senior General Manager of Legal & Compliance Department	6.1yrs	no data	no data
Shoji Nemoto	Head of Disc Manufacturing Business	18.5yrs	no data	no data
Yasuhiro Ueda	Head of Technology Policy & Relations	no data	no data	no data
Kazuhiko Takeda	Senior VP	5.8yrs	no data	no data
Fumiaki Sakai	Head of Information System	6.1yrs	no data	no data

6.1yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SONY N's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Kenichiro Yoshida	CEO, Representative Corporate Executive Officer & Chairman	9.9yrs	JP¥651.00m	0.025% ¥ 419.1m
Hiroki Totoki	President	4.9yrs	JP¥223.00m	0.0071% ¥ 121.6m
Neil Hunt	Independent Outside Director	less than a year	no data	no data
William Morrow	Independent Outside Director	less than a year	no data	no data
Yoshihiko Hatanaka	Independent Chairman of the Board	4.9yrs	no data	0.00033% ¥ 5.6m
Wendy Becker	Independent Outside Director	4.9yrs	no data	0.00033% ¥ 5.6m
Toshiko Oka	Independent Outside Director	5.9yrs	no data	0.00041% ¥ 7.0m
Sakie Akiyama	Independent Outside Director	4.9yrs	no data	0.00033% ¥ 5.6m
Joseph A. Kraft	Independent Outside Director	3.9yrs	no data	0.00025% ¥ 4.3m
Keiko Kishigami	Independent Outside Director	3.9yrs	no data	0.00025% ¥ 4.3m

4.9yrs

Average Tenure

61yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SONY N's board of directors are considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).

Sony Group Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Sony Group Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 25, 2024

Sony Group Corp Announces Executive Changes

High number of new directors

Sony Group Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 28, 2022

Sony Corporation Appoints Tsuyoshi Kodera as Executive Vice President, Effective April 1, 2021

Sony Corporation Announces Executive Changes

Recent updates

Sony Group Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 25, 2024

Sony Group Corporation (TSE:6758) announces an Equity Buyback for 30,000,000 shares, representing 2.46% for ¥250,000 million.

Sony Group, Others Reportedly Consider Buying Infocom for $1.28 billion

Sony Group Corporation to Report Q3, 2025 Results on Feb 13, 2025

Zee Entertainment, Sony Reportedly in Last-Ditch Talks to Revive $10 Billion Merger

Sony Demands $90 Million in Termination Penalty, Zee to Seek Legal Options

Sony Group's Board to Meet to Decide Fate of $10 Billion Merger Deal with Zee Entertainment

Sony Group Corporation to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Feb 14, 2024

Sony Unit Reportedly Continuing Merger Talks with Zee

Zee Entertainment Dismisses Reports of Zee-Sony Merger Termination

Sony Group Corporation to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Nov 01, 2023

Sony Semiconductor Solutions to Launch 1/3-Type-Lens-Compatible, 3.2-Effective-Megapixel Stacked Cmos Image Sensor with Global Shutter for Industrial Use

Sony Group Corporation to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Nov 09, 2023

Sony Releases a7CR and A7C II Full Frame Mirrorless Cameras

Sony Group Corporation Revises Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2024

Sony Electronics Inc. Announces Pricing and Availability for Sony Bravia Xr A95l Qd-Oled 4K Hdr Google Tv

Sony Electronics Inc. Launches Limited aibo Strawberry Milk Edition in the US

Sony Group Corporation Revises Year End Dividend Guidance for the Year Ending March 31, 2023

Sony Group Corp Announces Executive Changes

Sony Group Corporation to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Feb 02, 2023

Sony Group Corporation Revises Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Year Ending March 31, 2023

Sony Electronics Introduces Powered Line-Array Speaker Designed for Use with Large Displays

Sony Group Corporation to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Nov 01, 2022

Sony Group Corporation Updates Earnings Guidance for the Year Ending March 31, 2023

Sony Group Corporation to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Jul 29, 2022

High number of new directors

Sony Group Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 28, 2022

Amazon, Reliance, Sony Reportedly Vying for IPL Broadcast Rights

Amazon, Reliance, Sony Reportedly Vying for IPL Broadcast Rights

Amazon, Reliance, Sony Reportedly Vying for IPL Broadcast Rights

Sony Group Corporation to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on May 10, 2022

Sony Group Corporation Revises Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2021

Sony Introduces New Closed Cell Isolation System CGX10 for use in Production of Advanced Cell Therapy Products

The Joseph Saveri Law Firm Sues Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC over Overcharges for Playstation Games

Sony Announces FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Lens

Sony to Release Large Format CMOS Image Sensor with Global Shutter Function and Highest Effective Pixel Count of 127.68 Megapixels

Sony Corporation Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year Ending March 31, 2021

TiVo Extends IP Licensing Agreement with Sony

Sony Corporation Appoints Tsuyoshi Kodera as Executive Vice President, Effective April 1, 2021

AImotive Announces Working with Sony Corporation to Advance Automated Driving Software Stack with Sony's VISION-S Prototype

Virtual Sonics Announces the 360 Reality Audio Creative Suite for Content Creation In Sony's 360 Reality Audio

Sony Corporation to Report Q3, 2021 Results on Feb 03, 2021

Sony Corporation Announces Executive Changes

CEO Compensation Analysis

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