Local time on February 2, according to Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported that Sony released the latest personnel arrangements, since April 1, the current vice president and chief financial officer Yoshida Kenichiro was promoted to president, the incumbent president and chief executive Hirai Yifu served as chairman of the board without corporate representation.
Sony pointed out that the above-mentioned personnel case was raised by Hirai Kazuhiko to the Sony Nomination Committee, which was approved by the Nomination Committee and passed an official board vote on the 2nd.
Hirai Fu said that since taking over as president of Sony in April 2012, Sony has been continuously promoting change and enhancing profitability. The year 2017 (April 2017 to March 2018) is the final year of the current medium-term operation plan, And Sony's performance is expected to be better than the set of operating values, so the resolution is about to begin next medium-term operating plan, resign as president and chief executive officer.Sony's next interim business plan starting year 2018 (2018 Fiscal year beginning in April).
Hirai husband when he was president of Sony in 2012, only 51 years old, is the youngest president in Sony history (not including well-established entrepreneurs and Morita Kazuo husband.) Hirai Kazuhito's position for both Sony and fans are Irreplaceable, after taking office, the first is to carry out integrated internal reform, the core is the full reorganization of the existing business - the sale of personal computer business VAIO, adjust the television organization, and then establish three business systems, and finally will be deep Sony trapped back in the mud.
Kenichiro Yoshida, 58, entered Sony in 1983 and served as Sony's vice president and chief financial officer in 2015. Analysts and investors both spoke highly of Kiriyuki Yoshida as it changed the way the Sony consumer electronics business has been exposed for many years Loss situation.
Under the leadership of Hirai Kazuhito and Kiichiro Yoshida, Sony sold the VAIO PC business, reshaping the TV division and avoiding the disruptive market share battle for the mobile business. Sony has implemented this through image sensors and the PlayStation gaming business recovery.
In addition, the original Sony Mobile CEO Shih Shusu from April 1 since assuming the post of Sony Chief Financial Officer.
As of 12:45 on the 2nd Beijing time until the 2nd, soaring share price soared 2.06% to 5496 yen, far better than the Nikkei 225 index fell 0.72%.
Sony also officially announced its third-quarter earnings for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 on the 2nd with earnings reports showing Sony has seen a rare profit for all its businesses this quarter, of which mobile and video businesses Also achieved profitability.
Earnings reports, Sony third-quarter revenue of 2.6723 trillion yen (about 243.71 billion US dollars), an increase of 11.5% from 2.3975 trillion yen a year earlier; attributable to Sony shareholders net profit of 295.9 billion yen (About 2.699 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 1407.3% from 19.6 billion yen in the same period of last year.
In all business lines, the Sony film entertainment and semiconductor sectors remained the best performers in the business, with the financial sectors that used to be the top two in the past being pushed to the third place by semiconductors.
In addition, Sony will be in fiscal March 2018 fiscal year earnings forecast from 630 billion yen to 720 billion yen, which is expected to become the highest since Sony was founded 72 years.