Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida's annual pay rose 14 percent in yen terms. The Japanese entertainment and consumer electronics giant in a Friday regulatory filing disclosed that his pay for the latest fiscal year increased from ¥397 million to ¥454 million.
In dollar terms, he earned $4.25 million using current exchange rates, up 16 percent compared with the previous year's $3.67 million when applying the exchange rate at the time.
Yoshida's base salary rose from $1.47 million (¥160 million) to $1.64 million (¥175 million), while his performance bonus rose from $2.20 million (¥237 million) to $2.61 million (¥279 million), according to a regulatory filing made by Sony.