Hideaki Nishino Promoted to Sole CEO of SIE, Hermen Hulst to Continue as Head of PlayStation Studios
Hideaki Nishino has been appointed as the sole CEO and president of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) in a leadership shakeup at Sony and PlayStation.
Nishino, who was announced as SIE co-CEO in charge of Platform Business Group in June 2024, will take up his new role on April 1, 2025, Sony announced Tuesday.
The leadership shuffle means Hermen Hulst, who was announced as PlayStation co-CEO in charge of Studio Business Group last year, will no longer split SIE leadership with Nishino, but will instead report to him.
Hulst, however, will continue to lead PlayStation Studios, Sony said. “This marks an evolution designed to maximize synergies across SIE that was announced in May 2024 in which Nishino was appointed CEO of the Platform Business Group effective June 1, 2024, alongside Hermen Hulst who was appointed CEO of the Studio Business Group,” the company said in a press release.
The PlayStation parent also announced that Hiroki Totoki, president, COO and CFO of Sony Group Corporation, will step down from the SIE Chairman position to take charge as president and CEO of the entire company, effective April 1.