Sony is appointing co-CEOs Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino to lead its PlayStation business from June 1st. Hermen Hulst, who currently serves as PlayStation studios chief, will be appointed as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s (SIE) studio business group.

Sony Interactive Entertainment is a dynamic and growing business that delivers incredible entertainment experiences through the connection of content and technology,” interim SIE CEO Hiroki Totoki said in a press release.

PlayStation: Industry observers noted that it was not usual practice to split the leadership of a Sony division.

Sony Interactive Entertainment is replacing outgoing CEO Jim Ryan with two new co-CEOs: previous head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst and SIE exec Hideaki Nishino. Hulst was previously co-founder and managing director at Horizon Zero Dawn studio Guerrilla Games until he left to head up PlayStation Studios in November 2019.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has found a replacement for outgoing CEO Jim Ryan. More accurately, it found two replacements. Hermen Hulst will move from Head of Studios to fill a CEO role, as will Senior Vice President of Platform Experiences Hideaki Nishino.

Hideaki Nishino will be CEO of SIE’s Platform Business Group, and Hermen Hulst will be CEO of SIE’s Studio Business Group, as revealed in a press release today. Hiroki Totoki had been serving as interim CEO in the wake of Ryan's retirement,

PlayStation has appointed its replacement for former CEO, Jim Ryan, or rather replacements, promoting both Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino to new positions as CEOs of separate groups within the PlayStation Business.