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A more immediate task for Hirai, however, is to stem losses with cost savings that will add to cuts made by outgoing boss, Howard Stringer. Hirai formally succeeds Stringer as CEO on April 1, with the once-stellar consumer electronics brand heading for...
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Announcing third-quarter earnings on February 2, Sony forecast a 220 billion yen loss in the year ending March 31, the longest line of red ink since it went public in 1958. Hirai takes over in April from Howard Stringer, who spent seven years...
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Chairman of Sony Corporation Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman of Universal Music Group Doug Morris, and CBS President/CEO Leslie Moonves are seen at the 2012 at the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Paul McCartney... View Photo »
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Technologies like the F65 are the foundation of Sony's global 4K expertise, demonstrating that no other company can offer a total 4K experience ... It's all about keeping image quality at the highest level possible – at every point from the camera to final projection. We're proud to make this first pres...
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Announcing third-quarter earnings on Feb. 2, Sony forecast a 220 billion yen loss in the year ending March 31, the longest line of red ink since it went public in 1958. Hirai takes over in April from Howard Stringer, who spent seven years restructuring...
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“Pain can come in many ways,” Hirai, 51, told reporters yesterday in Tokyo, where Sony is based. “We have to make some hard decisions on where there are redundancies and reduce the fixed costs in a variety of different areas.” Hirai, who replaces...
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He's been charged with reversing Sony's years of losses, even as problems continue to pile up in the wake of ex-CEO Howard Stringer's departure. The road back to profitability got even steeper today, with news that Standard and Poor's has slashed its...
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Chairman of Sony Corporation Sir Howard Stringer, actor Tom Hanks and Jennifer Patterson are seen at the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Paul McCartney held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February... View Photo »
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Sure, Howard Stringer, prizes are pretty neat... But, hang on, what's the catch?
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The Appointment - Sir Howard Stringer - Chmn, CEO & President, Sony Corp - 5th March 2011 - Part 1
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"It's a business where hardware drives software and software drives hardware, and it's all tied up by the network," he added, referring to efforts to sell games, movies and other content to connected PlayStation owners. Hirai formally succeeds Howard...
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Sir Howard Stringer (born February 19, 1942) is a British-American businessman. He is the Chairman and CEO of the Sony Corporation responsible for the whole of Sony including its media and electronics subsidiaries such as the Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Electronics, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Financial... Full Article
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