Hirai will become Sony chairman, filling a post that has been empty since June 2012, and will be replaced by the company's current chief financial officer Kenichiro Yoshida on April 1.
"As the company approaches a crucial juncture, when we will embark on a new mid-range plan, I consider this to be the ideal time to pass the baton of leadership to new management, for the future of Sony and also for myself to embark on a new chapter in my life," Hirai said in a statement.
Sony said Hirai had approached the board seeking to step down.
The 57-year-old company veteran was tapped in April 2012 to head up an overhaul of the once-iconic company, which was then suffering from huge losses largely tied to a hard-hit consumer electronics business.
He said he was "very proud" of the company's current financial health.
"And it excites me to hear more and more people enthuse that Sony is back again," he added.
Hirai praised his successor as the "ideal person" to lead Sony going forward, saying the pair had worked closely together since 2013.
Source: AFP
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