Sony Group said Chief Operating Officer Hiroki Totoki would become chief executive on April 1. The Japanese entertainment and electronics company said Wednesday that Lin Tao, who currently serves as senior vice president for finance at video-game unit Sony Interactive Entertainment,

Sony Group Corp. is appointing Hiroki Totoki, its longtime finance chief, as chief executive officer, effective April 1.

Sony President Hiroki Totoki has been named the new CEO of the Japanese tech conglomerate, taking over from chairman Kenichiro Yoshida as part of a leadership shuffle. Totoki, who previously served as COO and CFO at Sony,

Sony Group Corporation on Thursday said that it has promoted president, COO and CFO Hiroki Totoki to CEO after being approved unanimously in a meeting of Sony’s board. Kenichiro Yoshida, who had been chairman and CEO,