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/

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bill Budge	Computer Programmer	c. 1954		Programmed Raster Blaster

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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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