Sony Group Corporation and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) introduced on Tuesday that Ravi Ahuja can be promoted to President and CEO of SPE, efficient January 2, 2025. Ahuja, who presently serves as SPE’s Chairman of Global Television Studios and President and COO, will succeed Tony Vinciquerra, who will step down from his position as SPE CEO.
Vinciquerra will proceed to function non-executive Chairman in an advisory capability till the top of December 2025.
In his new position, Ahuja will report immediately to Kenichiro Yoshida, Chairman and CEO of Sony Group Corporation, and Hiroki Totoki, President, COO, and CFO of Sony Group Corporation.
Who is Ravi Ahuja?
Since becoming a member of SPE in 2021, Ahuja has been liable for overseeing all manufacturing companies for Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and the studio’s India enterprise as Chairman of Global Television Studios.
Additionally, he has overseen SPE’s Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) actions, together with the acquisitions of Industrial Media, Bad Wolf, and Pixomondo, in addition to the sale of GSN Games to Scopely.
Prior to his tenure at SPE, Ahuja held numerous positions of rising accountability, together with President of Business Operations and CFO at Walt Disney Television, and CFO at Fox Networks Group and Virgin Entertainment Group, Inc.
Kenichiro Yoshida, Chairman and CEO of Sony Group Corporation, praised Ahuja’s contributions, saying, “Since joining SPE in 2021, Ravi has been at the centre of Tony’s leadership team, navigating the unprecedented challenges of today’s media and entertainment environment and positioning SPE for further growth. Ravi brings with him years of experience from his time at some of the world’s most successful entertainment companies, and we look forward to working more closely with him in his new role as President and CEO of SPE.”
During his tenure, which started in June 2017, Vinciquerra efficiently led SPE’s turnaround, reaching 5 consecutive years of rising revenue. This was achieved by strengthening SPE’s movie slate, reimagining its tv companies, and pursuing aggressive M&A in key development areas, such because the acquisition of Crunchyroll in 2021.
