Jim Ryan, president and CEO of PlayStation, announces that he is leaving Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony executive in charge of PlayStation, Jim Ryan, announced this Wednesday his retirement from the company after almost 30 years in the business.

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Ryan, who during his leadership oversaw the launch of the PlayStation 5 console, He will leave his position in March 2024. He will be replaced, for now, by the Japanese Hiroki Totoki, until now president and chief financial and operating officer of Sony, positions that he will maintain.

“I have not made this decision lightly.“said the executive in a statement. “I’ve been struggling lately to find the right balance between my home in the UK and my work in the US.”he explained.

Ryan, 63, began working at Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE, the subsidiary of the Japanese giant that is dedicated to video games) in 1994 and went on to preside over the company’s European division before making the leap to the other side of the Atlantic. . He was named president and CEO of SIE in 2019.

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Despite the initial supply problems due to the crisis in supply chains, The PlayStation 5 console has sold more than 40 million units in its first three years on the marketbecoming one of the company’s most successful products

Source: Elcomercio

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