Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that Jim Ryan, the company’s president and CEO, will retire in March 2024 after nearly 30 years of service in the PlayStation business. To facilitate the transition, Hiroki Totoki, president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Sony Group Corporation, will assume the role of president of Sony Interactive Entertainment in October 2023.
Additionally, Totoki will be named interim CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment on April 1, 2024, while continuing his role at Sony Group Corporation. He will work closely with Kenichiro Yoshida, president and CEO of Sony Group Corporation, and the management team of Sony Interactive Entertainment to “define the next chapter of the future of PlayStation, including the succession of CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment.”
Jim Ryan joined Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe in 1994, then known as Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, and has since held a number of management positions, including President of Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe, Head of Sales and Marketing at global position at Sony Interactive Entertainment, the vice president of Sony Interactive and, since January 2018, the president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment.
This announcement marks a major change in leadership at Sony Interactive Entertainment, and PlayStation fans will be watching closely to see how Totoki and the company’s management team will shape the future of the brand and the video game industry.
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