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Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo,  108-0075
Japan - Map
Phone: 81 3 6748 2111
Fax: 81 3 5448 2244
Web Site: http://www.sony.net

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Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Consumer Goods
Industry:Electronic Equipment
Full Time Employees:172,000

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Sony Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, design, manufacture, and sale of electronic equipment, instruments, and devices for consumer and industrial markets in Japan, the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company's products include audio and video equipment, liquid crystal display televisions, personal computers, monitors, semiconductors, components, mobile phones, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs. It develops, produces, markets, and distributes home-use game consoles and software, such as PlayStation2, PlayStation Portable, and PLAYSTATION 3 hardware and related software. Sony Corporation also engages in the development, production, manufacture, marketing, distribution, and broadcasting of image-based software, including film, video, and television products. In addition, the company involves in motion picture, television, and home entertainment production, acquisition, and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; channel investments; studio facilities operation; entertainment products, services, and technologies development; and filmed entertainment distribution. Further, it engages in various financial service operations, such as insurance, banking, and leasing and credit financing. Additionally, Sony Corporation operates a network service business, an animation production and marketing business, and an advertising agency business. The company also operates a domestic recorded music business that produces recorded music and music videos through contracts with various artists in various musical genres; music publishing business to own and acquire rights to musical compositions; and So-net, an Internet-related service business. The company was formerly known as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha and changed its name to Sony Corporation in January 1958. Sony Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Sir. Howard Stringer , 67
    Exec. Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Member of Nominating Committee, Chairman of Sony Corp. of America and Chief Exec. Officer of Sony Corp. of America
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Akio Morita ,
    Co-Founder
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Nobuyuki Oneda , 64
    Chief Financial Officer and Exec. VP
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Kiyoshi Shikano ,
    Corp. Sr. VP, Sr. Gen. Mang. of Global Marketing Division and Member of the Board of Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Jack Tretton ,
    Chief Exec. Officer of Sony Computer Entertainment America and Pres of Sony Computer Entertainment America
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.


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