Sony is once again shaking up its leadership ranks. Effective April 1, Hideaki Nishino will be president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE). Nishino was appointed CEO of the division's Platform Business Group last year.

Hideaki Nishino has become Sony Interactive Entertainment's sole CEO, after a period of joint rule with PlayStation

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Sony has announced another round of the shaking-up in its corporate leadership it kicked off last year, moving on from the double CEO solution it'd adopted in the aftermath of Jim Ryan's retirement, and having one of those two execs properly "take the helm".

Hideaki Nishino has been promoted to CEO and president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, with Hermen Hulst retaining his position as CEO of the Studio Business Group. Nishino's new role as the sole CEO of SIE will come into effect from April 1,