Hideaki Nishino Appointed President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony Interactive Entertainment has made changes to its management structure. Hideaki Nishino, currently CEO of the Platform Business Group, will become the new President and CEO. Hermen Hulst will remain CEO of the Studio Business Group. SIE Chairman Hiroki Totoki will become the new President and CEO of Sony Group Corporation.
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), the company behind PlayStation, has announced the appointment of Hideaki Nishino as President and CEO, effective 1 April 2025. The move is designed to maximise synergies across SIE. In May 2024, Nishino was named CEO of the Platform Business Group, alongside Hermen Hulst, who was appointed CEO of the Studio Business Group. Hulst will continue as CEO of the Studio Business Group, reporting to Nishino. Nishino began his career at Sony in 2000. As CEO of the Platform Business Group, Nishino was responsible for technology, products, services and platform experience, as well as overseeing third-party publisher and developer relations and commercial operations, including sales and marketing of hardware, services and peripherals. Prior to this role, he was SVP of the Platform Experience Group.