Andrew House to step down as President and global CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment

After 27 years at Sony, Andrew House is leaving the company six years after succeeding Jack Tretton as President and Global CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment. The move was announced today in an official press release by Sony and revealed that currently Deputy President, John (Tsuyoshi) Kodera would replace him.

House (pictured above) initially joined Sony back in 1990 where his first job was in corporate communications at Sony headquarters. In 1995, he moved over to marketing and communications at Sony Computer Entertainment where he played a role in the launch of the original PlayStation. In 2011, he succeeded Jack Tretton as President and oversaw the launch of several key Sony products, namely the PlayStation 4.

Kodera (pictured above) joined Sony two years after House in 1992 where his first job was in planning and control for Sony's portable audio business (what we know as the Walkman). In 2010 he took the job of Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy at Sony Network Entertainment International where he was an integral part of the launch and enhancement of multiple network services such as the PlayStation Store, PlayStation Plus, and PlayStation Now. He became the Deputy President of Sony Interactive last year and has worked closely with Andrew House ever since. 

"I'm extremely grateful to Andy for the great contribution he has made to evolving the PlayStation business, and firmly positioning it as one of the drivers of our future growth," said Kazuo Hirai, President, and CEO of the Sony Corporation.

He continued:

"With the significance of network services increasing across the entire Sony Group, I believe that John is ideally equipped to build on the foundations Andy has left in place, and drive Sony’s game and network services business to further growth and excitement going forward."

"PlayStation has been a huge part of my life for more than 20 years but with the business having achieved record-breaking success, now seemed to be the right time for me to pursue new challenges," said House.

"John and the team at SIE are world-class, and I know the future of PlayStation is very bright."

[Sony]