Fujio Mitarai vs Kenichiro Yoshida

Fujio Mitarai

CEO of Canon

BIO: Mr. Fujio Mitarai has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canon Inc. since March 31, 2006 and September 1995 respectively. Mr. Mitarai served as the President of Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd. since 1995. He joined Canon Inc. in April 1961 and served as its President from September 1995 to May 23, 2006. He served as the President of canon U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. since January 1979 and served as Canon Inc.'s Managing Director since March 1985 and served as In charge of HQ Administration since January 1989 and served as senior managing Director since March 1989 and served as Executive Vice President since March 1993. He served as the Chairman of Nippon Keidanren. He has been a Representative Director of Canon Inc. since March 1981. Mr. Mitarai served as an Outside Director of Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. since June 2013 until June 28, 2016. He served as Corporate Auditor of The Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited.

Kenichiro Yoshida

CEO of Sony

BIO: Mr. Kenichiro Yoshida has been the Chief Financial Officer of Sony Corporation since April 1, 2014, Representative Corporate Executive Officer since April 2014 and its Executive Deputy President since April 2015. Mr. Yoshida served as an Executive Vice President of Sony Corporation since December 1, 2013. He served as the Chief Strategy Officer, Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Sony Corporation from December 1, 2013 to April 1, 2014 and served as its Senior Managing Executive Officer since June 2005. He served as an Executive President of So-net Entertainment Corporation (now known as Sony Network Communications, Inc.) since April 1, 2005 and its Senior Executive Officer since June 2008. He joined Sony Corporation in April 1987. Mr. Yoshida has been the Chairman of the Board of Gamepot, Inc. since June 2011. He has been a Director of Sony Corporation since June 19, 2014. He serves as a Director at Sony Corporation of America. He has been a Representative Director of Sony Bank, Inc. since February 2002. He joined So-net Entertainment Corporation in June 2005. He has been a Non-Executive Director at Sony Network Communications, Inc. since January 1, 2014. He serves as Director of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. He has been an External Director of M3, Inc., since September 2000; Chorokbaem Media Co., Ltd. since March 2011 and Gamepot, Inc. since July 2010. He served as a Director of Sony Network Communications, Inc. since April 2005. Mr. Yoshida served as a Director of So-net Entertainment Corporation since April 1, 2005.