page_title: Sony Interactive Entertainment
section_title: Corporate affairs
hierarchical_section_title: Sony Interactive Entertainment / Corporate affairs
caption_attribution_description: English: The headquarters of Sony Computer Entertainment America (the U.S.-based subsidiary) of Sony Computer Entertainment) in Foster City.
context_page_description: Sony Interactive Entertainment is a multinational video game and digital entertainment company wholly owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony Corporation. The SIE Group is made up of three legal corporate entities, which operate under a single global leadership: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, based in San Mateo, California, United States and the global headquarters, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., based in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd, based in London, United Kingdom. Tokyo-based SIE Inc. was originally founded as Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. in November 1993 to handle Sony's venture into video game development for the PlayStation systems. SIE LLC was established in San Mateo in April 2016 and is managed through Sony's American hub, Sony Corporation of America.
  Since the launch of the original PlayStation console in 1994, the company has been developing PlayStation home video game consoles, accessories and services lineup. The company expanded from Japan into North America and Europe, where it founded the branches Sony Computer Entertainment America in May 1995 and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe in July 1995.
context_section_description: The president, and CEO of SIE is Jim Ryan, replacing John (Tsuyoshi) Kodera, who stepped down in April 2019. Kodera serves as deputy president, swapping roles with Ryan. Andrew House served as president and CEO from 2011 until October 2017, after stepping down from the role House served as chairman until the end of the year. House replaced Kaz Hirai as president and CEO in 2011, who himself had replaced longtime CEO Ken Kutaragi, also known as the "Father of the PlayStation". Kutaragi retired from his executive position at SIE on June 19, 2007, and holds the title of honorary chairman at the company. As of November 7, 2019, Hermen Hulst is the Head of Worldwide Studios.
caption: Former Sony Computer Entertainment America headquarters in Foster City, California, United States.
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