Kazuo Hirai named Sony President
Today Sony announced that Kazuo Hirai will take over as president and chief executive officer of Sony. This was rumored in the being of beginning of January but Sony said what it always does "we do not comment on rumors" etc, etc. He will be replacing Howard Stringer who will be joining the chairmen of the board.
Kazuo joined Sony in 1984 and has become a big part of everything Sony. With Sony going into it 4th consecutive year of losses Hirai has some work to do to get Sony back to what it was. In a statement Hirai said "The path we must take is clear - to drive the growth of our core electronics businesses."
Hirai will take over April 1st of this year. As a Sony fan I’m happy about this. And I hope the best for Hirai I just hope we still get to see him at E3. What do you g1s think about the change?
» Source: http://games.ign.com/articles/121/1217665p1.html
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g1 DISCUSSIONS
darkhyrulelord
He looks better than the last one. Let's hope he makes some good decisions.
tricobalt
In other news the Sony corporate offices are down for maintenance.
:P
alondite345
I have a feeling that Sony will go even lower than it is now.
Tpayne80
Why? Hirai is one smart guy and knows what hes doing.
alondite345
Yea, Hirai is, but what about everyone else? Sure, he'll be President, but it takes more than 1 man to make a successful company.
Tpayne80
True but with how bad Sony is doing. I they most will do what he say's.
Edobean
Well considering Kazuo Hirari has been part of the Sony group for so long, I hope that he will be able to do a fantastic job. Can't wait to see what he will do for the company.
Sobari
inb4 Ridge Racer becomes a Sony exclusive franchise.
FrankHaggar
Okay.......whats with the long comments?
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