Sony Names Kazuo Hirai CEO

Kazuo Hirai
Kazuo Hirai
Kazuo Hirai

Sony announced that Kazuo Hirai would take over for Howard Stringer as the company’s new chief executive. Hirai is a veteran of Sony and worked to turn around the company’s videogame business. Sony hopes that Hirai’s success with the PlayStation can translate to its other ailing departments. Read the full article at NYTimes.com

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