The additions to the board come as existing directors discuss whether to adopt billionaire hedge-fund manager Daniel Loeb's proposal for an initial public offering of Sony's entertainment business that includes a Hollywood movie studio and music operations. Talks on the plan from Loeb's Third Point LLC, a Sony shareholder, are at an early stage and "it's important that the board will discuss this and come to a decision that represents Sony's stance," Hirai said May 22.