Summary of career

Apr. 1982

Entered Sony Corporation (current Sony Group Corporation)

Nov. 2012

Senior Vice President of the said company

Apr. 2013

Representative Director and President of Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.

Apr. 2017

Representative Director and Executive Deputy President of Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc. (current Sony Corporation)

Apr. 2018

Executive Vice President of Sony Corporation

Jun. 2018

Executive Vice President and Managing Director of the said company

Jun. 2019

Executive Vice President and Senior Managing Director of the said company

Jun. 2020

Senior Executive Vice President of the said company

Dec. 2020

Senior Executive Vice President and CTO of the said company

Apr. 2022

Senior Executive Vice President of Sony Group Corporation (resigned in Jun. 2022)

Jun. 2024

Outside Director of the Company (present post)

Independent Director

Independent Director pursuant to Article 436-2 of the Securities Listing Regulations of Tokyo Stock Exchange

Position at Advisory Committee

Member of Nomination Advisory Committee, Member of Compensation Advisory Committee, Member of Corporate governance Committee

Reason of appointment

Mr. Toru Katsumoto has an abundance of experience and knowledge as a head of the technology division, CTO, and manager of a company that operates globally in the game, music and movie, consumer electronics equipment and other businesses. The Company expects him to supervise the overall management of the Company and to give advice and recommendations to ensure the legality and appropriateness of decision-making of the Board of Directors of the Company by utilizing his experience and insight.