Kenichiro Yoshida Biography, Net Worth, Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Family, Fact, and More

Kenichiro Yoshida is a Japanese businessman who is presently serving as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sony Corporation. Besides being CEO, he holds the key appointments of Chairman and President of Sony Corporation as well.

KENICHIRO YOSHIDA Biography And Net Worth

Early Life

He was born on 20 October 1959 in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. He spent his early life in the Kumamoto Prefecture, which is located on the island and home to Mount Aso, the largest active volcano in Japan. Prior to stepping into professional life, Kenichiro Yoshida completed his education in Japan.

Kenichiro Yoshida Career

Kenichiro Yoshida started his career at Sony in 1987 and held various appointments in Japan and U.S. as well. Sony Group Corporation is a Japanese multinational corporation that is a technology company – manufacturing consumer and professional electronic products. The group also deals in movie production, music production, games development, and other businesses. Yoshida remained affiliated with the Sony Corporation since the start of his career. In the year 2000, he was transferred to So-net, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) – a subsidiary of Sony. He was made Director of So-Net Entertainment Corporation in 2005.  In 2013, Kenichiro Yoshida rejoined Sony.

Success

Kenichiro Yoshida held various appointments in the setup of Sony Corporation. In February 2002, he was appointed as Representative Director of Sony Bank, Inc. He served as the Director of Gamepot, Inc in 2010 and director of Chorokbaem Media Co. in 2011. With the experience, Yoshida’s skills continued to enhance, and in 2013, once he rejoined Sony designation of Deputy Chief Financial Officer was waiting for him. Honoring his services, he was promoted as Chief Financial Officer the following year. This was the time when Sony was suffering losses in customer electronics. As a Chief Financial Officer, Yoshida pushed the company through restructuring and recovered the huge losses the company was facing.

In April 2018, Yoshida assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer, in addition to the designations of Chairman and President. As a CEO, Yoshida is turning every stone to lead Sony to record profits. In 2021, Sony saw record profits, augmented by the worldwide sale of the PlayStation 5 Gaming Console. In addition to this, Sony Pictures cut rich licensing deals with Netflix and Disney in April 2021. Yoshida has the vision to expand its presence in the gaming and anime industry and rule the imaging sensor business.

Yoshida Wife

Kenichiro Yoshida is a quite private person about his personal life and does not disclose personal / family details.

Yoshida’s Net Worth

Koichiro’s Net worth is estimated at around $1.26 million. Besides his designation at Sony Corporation, his social media activities i.e. YouTube, Instagram, etc. add to this net value.

Kenichiro Yoshida Body Features