Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Jim Ryan will retire in March 2024 after nearly 30 years with the PlayStation business, the company announced.
Sony Group Corporation president, chief operating officer, and chief financial officer Hiroki Totoki will assume the role of chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment in October 2023 to aid Ryan in his transition. Totoki will also be appointed Sony Interactive Entertainment interim CEO on April 1, 2024 while continuing his role at Sony Group Corporation, and work closely with Sony Group Corporation Chairman and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida and the management team of Sony Interactive Entertainment to “help define the next chapter of PlayStation’s future, including the succession of the Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO role.”
Ryan joined Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe, then Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, in 1994, and has since held a number of senior positions including president of Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe, head of global sales and marketing at Sony Interactive Entertainment, deputy president of Sony Interactive, and since January 2018, Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO.
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