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Sony
COMPANY
Japanese electronics conglomerate, founded in 1946. Originally called the Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation (Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo KK).
Official Website:
http://www.sony.net/
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Leo Esaki |
Physicist |
12-Mar-1925 |
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Electron tunneling |
| Akio Morita |
Business |
26-Jan-1921 |
3-Oct-1999 |
Co-Founder of Sony |
| Tommy Mottola |
Business |
14-Jul-1949 |
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Former head of Sony Music |
EXECUTIVES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Teruaki Aoki |
Business |
c. 1941 |
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Senior EVP at Sony, 2000-05 |
| Peter Asher |
Musician |
22-Jun-1944 |
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Peter of Peter and Gordon |
| Ken Kutaragi |
Inventor |
8-Aug-1950 |
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Father of the PlayStation |
| Amy Pascal |
Business |
1959 |
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Sony Pictures co-chairman |
| Jeff Sagansky |
Business |
26-Jan-1952 |
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President, CBS Entertainment, 1990-94 |
| Nicole K. Seligman |
Attorney |
1957 |
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General Counsel of Sony |
| Ron Sommer |
Business |
29-Jul-1949 |
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Chairman of Deutsche Telekom, 1995-2002 |
| Stanley Steinberg |
Business |
c. 1933 |
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Navigant Capital Advisors |
CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Carlos Ghosn |
Business |
9-Mar-1954 |
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CEO of Nissan and Renault |
| Ken Kutaragi |
Inventor |
8-Aug-1950 |
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Father of the PlayStation |
| Peter G. Peterson |
Business |
5-Jun-1926 |
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Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations |
NOTABLE EMPLOYEES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Bill Budge |
Computer Programmer |
c. 1954 |
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Programmed Raster Blaster |
EMPLOYMENT
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Marc Blank |
Computer Programmer |
1954 |
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Programmer behind Zork |
| Philip J. Schoonover |
Business |
c. 1960 |
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CEO of Circuit City, 2006-08 |
CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Mr. T |
Actor |
21-May-1952 |
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Long track record of pitying fools |
| Shania Twain |
Country Musician |
28-Aug-1965 |
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You're Still the One |
| Steven Tyler |
Musician |
26-Mar-1948 |
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Frontman for Aerosmith |
| Michelle Wie |
Golf |
11-Oct-1989 |
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Young pro golfer |
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