Sony General Meeting of Shareholders Approved change of company name to "Sony Group" 12:29 on June 26
Sony held a general meeting of shareholders on the 26th, and a bill to change the company name to "Sony Group" was approved in April next year.
Sony's shareholders' meeting held at a hotel in Tokyo on the 26th called for a drastic reduction in seats to prevent new coronaviruses and called for refraining from attending. Compared with
At the general meeting, a proposal to change the company name to "Sony Group" was consulted on April 1, next year, and shareholders asked questions as to the reason for the change.
On the other hand, the company explained that after changing the company name, it will focus on the headquarters functions of the entire group and appropriately allocate management resources to each business to strengthen the overall business.
Subsequent voting approved the bill and officially decided to change the company name.
The name of "Sony" will be taken over by the company responsible for the electronics business. The general meeting ended in 40 minutes, which is shorter than usual.