Top Appointment Sees Sony Break with Tradition Welshman First Non- Japanese to Take the Lead at Electronics Giant
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WELSHMAN Sir Howard Stringer will ascend to the top job at Sony, making him the first non-Japanese executive to run the electronics and entertainment giant, it was announced yesterday.
Stringer, a 63-year-old former television journalist from Cardiff, is currently the Japanese conglomerate's head of US operations and vice-chairman of the global group. He will replace Nobuyuki Idei, who has agreed to step down after taking responsibility for slumping earnings during five years at the helm.See the full content of this document
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Top Appointment Sees Sony Break with Tradition Welshman First Non- Japanese to Take the Lead at Electronics Giant
Stringer, who speaks no Japanese and holds dual US-UK nationality, was chosen by Sony's board, subject t...
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