Sony Japan has a new CEO !

[Yakumo]

That's right and he's not Japanese, he's British ! It looks like the younger guys at Sony are starting to see that their Ex-head honcho was full of stupid ideas who had finallyt lost the plot.

I wonder if this new guy can change the company around? He may even make them produce a PS3 that won't die in 1 hour :p

Yakumo

[madhatter256]

This is old news :-P. I hope he does turn the company around by not making shoddy LCDs.

[Yakumo]

This is old news :-P. I hope he does turn the company around by not making shoddy LCDs.

Is it ? :smt1069 And there's me thinking I found something new by watching the news :-D When did he become the new CEO?

Yakumo

[Johnny Vodka]

well even though sony makes shitty quality ps2's they sell. Are they making money on them unlike microsoft? The xbox is pretty good quality and all I've ever heard is that they take it in the pocket every time.

[Paulo]

Yeah but sony is taking it in the ass from their other sides of the company... they losing money left right centre and really the playstation is whats allowing them to stay up there..!

Now Microsoft might be taking it in the pocket with the xbox but they sure aint taking it anywhere else really...

[madhatter256]

Its about 3 weeks old news. But yeh I'm suprised that such a big Japanese company would hire a Gaijin.

[A. Snow]

Actually Howard Stringer is an American.

[Evangelion-01]

ISNT IT ILLEGAL TO HIRE A GAIJIN AS A CEO!!!?

[Alchy]

Is it illegal to shoot people who speak in caps and use entirely too many exclamation marks all the time? I swear it shouldn't be.

[Yakumo]

Actually Howard Stringer is an American.

I thought he was an American too until he started talking about his home in London and the titles said he was British. He did say Samurai in the American way though, sa-myu-rai :p So maybe he his. It wouldn't be the first time the Japanese have messes up the subtitles on their programs.

Yakumo

[Zilog Jones]

I heard he was British from several sources too. And posh BBC Radio 4-esque people also say "samyurai". The tards.

[A. Snow]

I guess he is actually both now. The article I read in Time Asia (which you have to pay for now) said he was an American raised in England but this says he became an American. Even says he served in Vietnam. Talk about a welcome.
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Mar 7, 2005 — A short biography of Howard Stringer, who was named chairman and chief executive officer of Sony Corp. on Monday, marking the first time a foreigner will head a major Japanese electronics firm.

NAME: Howard Stringer

AGE: 63

EDUCATION: Bachelor's and Master's degrees in modern history, Oxford University.

EXPERIENCE: President CBS News, 1986-88; President CBS Inc. 1988-95. Recorded several major successes, including developing the award-winning "48 Hours" program and bringing David Letterman's critically acclaimed late night show to the network.

Chairman and chief executive Tele-TV, a broadband technology company, 1995-97.

Joined Sony Corp. of America as president, 1997. Oversaw Sony's entertainment operations, including the recent acquisition of a consortium of U.S. film and television studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM.

PERSONAL HISTORY: Born in Cardiff, Wales. Moved to the United States in 1965 and became a U.S. citizen in 1985. Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1999, holds U.S. army medal for meritorious service in Vietnam war. Maintains residences in New York and England.

FAMILY: Wife, Jennifer A.K. Patterson; two children, David Ridley and Harriet Kinmond

QUOTE: "We look forward to joining our twin pillars of engineering and technology with our commanding presence in entertainment and content creation to deliver the most advanced devices and forms of entertainment to the consumer," Stringer said in a statement after being named chairman of Sony Corp.