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Sony

COMPANY

Japanese electronics conglomerate, founded in 1946 by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka. Originally called the Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation (Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo KK).

Official Website:
http://www.sony.net/

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Akio Morita
Business
26-Jan-1921 3-Oct-1999 Co-Founder of Sony
Tommy Mottola
Business
14-Jul-1949   Former head of Sony Music

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Teruaki Aoki
Business
c. 1941   Senior EVP at Sony, 2000-05
Peter Asher
Musician
22-Jun-1944   Peter of Peter and Gordon
Ken Kutaragi
Inventor
8-Aug-1950   Father of the PlayStation
Amy Pascal
Business
1959   Sony Pictures co-chairman
Jeff Sagansky
Business
26-Jan-1952   President, CBS Entertainment, 1990-94
Nicole K. Seligman
Attorney
1957   General Counsel of Sony
Ron Sommer
Business
29-Jul-1949   Chairman of Deutsche Telekom, 1995-2002
Stanley Steinberg
Business
c. 1933   Navigant Capital Advisors

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Yotaro Kobayashi
Business
25-Apr-1933   CEO of Fuji Xerox, Ltd.
Ned C. Lautenbach
Business
c. 1944   Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Carlos Ghosn
Business
9-Mar-1954   CEO of Nissan and Renault
Ken Kutaragi
Inventor
8-Aug-1950   Father of the PlayStation
Akio Morita
Business
26-Jan-1921 3-Oct-1999 Co-Founder of Sony
Peter G. Peterson
Business
5-Jun-1926   Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Bill Budge
Computer Programmer
c. 1954   Programmed Raster Blaster

EMPLOYMENT

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Marc Blank
Computer Programmer
1954   Programmer behind Zork
Leo Esaki
Physicist
12-Mar-1925   Electron tunneling
Philip J. Schoonover
Business
c. 1960   CEO of Circuit City, 2006-08
Jason Scott
Historian
13-Sep-1970   GET LAMP, Sockington Cat

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Kareena Kapoor
Actor
21-Sep-1977   Dev
Kristen Schaal
Comic
24-Jan-1978   Flight of the Conchords
Taylor Swift
Country Musician
13-Dec-1989   Country music sensation
Mr. T
Actor
21-May-1952   Long track record of pitying fools
Shania Twain
Country Musician
28-Aug-1965   You're Still the One
Steven Tyler
Singer
26-Mar-1948   Frontman for Aerosmith
Michelle Wie
Golf
11-Oct-1989   Young pro golfer


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