SCEA shuffles upper management

Nino Marchetti • Nov 30, 2006 • Comments (0)

Sony Computer Entertainment America announced today they had done some shuffling of upper management. Jack Tretton has been named president and chief executive officer for the company, replacing Kaz Hirai who will be appointed president and group chief operating officer for SCEA parent company, Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. (SCEI) in Tokyo, effective December 1, 2006. Tretton was formerly SCEA executive vice president and co-chief operating officer.

Hirai will oversee the global operations of SCEI, filling the role previously held by Ken Kutaragi, who will be appointed chairman and group CEO for SCEI.