SONY

Corporation
By : Eka Sari

Contents
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About SONY History

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Vision & Mission Timeline of SONY

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Business Units Corporate Executive Officers

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Sony Operations

Business Highlight
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Affiliated Companies Awards

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Contact Us

Public Company Founded : 7 May 1946 bout Founder(s) : Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita Headquarters : Konan Minato, Tokyo, Japan Area served : Worldwide Revenue : 6.395 trillion (2012) Employees : 162,700 (2012) Slogan : make.believe

SONY

Sony was founded after World War II in 1946 in Tokyo under the name Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corp. by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita.

History
In 1960, Sony launched its U.S. branch. Eight years later, Sony opened a branch in the United Kingdom. The company continued to grow in the 1970s, when it expanded into Spain and France in 1973.

Sony seeks new approaches to transform the ability to achieve both profitable and sustainable growth.

Sony is working to create value for stakeholders and improve the quality of life for the next generation through innovations.

Timeline of
SONY
1946, Akio Morita & Company 1968, Sony 2003, the enters Worlds 1985, first Masaru Ibuka found introduces 1997, record business, theThe VAIO 1955, TKK beginsBluray Disc Recorder. line ofits first 8mm TKK. market Sony color The video camera. selling Japans Triniton PCs for the home Sony first 1979, 2007, Worlds first OLED transistor television debuts. is launced. radio, Walkman is introduced. 1950, TKK introduces TV. company goes public. tape the first Japanese 2000, The Sony Play 1975, Company lauches 1994, The PlayStation 2, recorder. 2011, Worlds 1982, Sony DVD debuts. first Station and broadband is introduces the Betamax VCR. 1960, Companys3D Viewer. first CD Player. released. Personal name the is changed to Sony Corporation

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Business Units
Television Professional Solutions Home Audio and Video Digital Imaging Semiconductors Personal & Mobile Products Components Game

Corporate Executive Officers

(as of April 1, 2012)

Howard Stringer
Director, Chairman

Kazuo Hirai
President & CEO

Ryoji Chubachi
Vice Chairman

Hiroshi Yoshioka
In charge of Medical business

Keiji Kimura
In charge of Intellectual Property

Nicole Seligman
General Counsel

Masaru Kato
Chief Financial Officer

Tadashi Saito
Chief Strategy Officer

Shoji Nemoto
President of Professional Solutions Group

Tomoyuki Suzuki Kunimasa Suzuki

President of Core Device Development Group In charge of PC Business, Mobile Business and UX

Countries Where

SONY

Operates In

Facts and Figures

(Business Highlight)

Affiliated Companies (Japan)

AEGON Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Sony Assurance Inc. Sony Bank Inc. Sony Business Solutions Corporation Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc., Sony Optiarc Inc. Sony Digital Network Applications Inc. Sony Institute of Higher Education Shohoku College Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. Sony Corporate Services (Japan) Corporation Sony Music Distribution (Japan) Inc. Sony Enterprise Co., Ltd. Sony Finance International, Inc. Sony Global Solutions Inc. Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Sony LSI Design Inc. Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. Sony Mobile Communications Sony Mobile Display Corporation Sony Energy Device Corporation. Sony Engineering Corporation Sony Music Communications Inc. Sony Music Manufacturing Inc. Sony PCL Inc. Sony Semiconductor Corporation Sony Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. Sony/Taiyo Corporation FeliCa Networks, Inc Frontage Inc. REASON Corporation So-net Entertainment Corporation M3, Inc. Star Channel, Inc.

Sony DADC Corporation

Sony EMCS Corporation.

Affiliated Companies (Outside Japan)

Sony Americas Holding,Inc Sony Australia Ltd. Sony Benelux B.V. Sony Berlin G.m.b.H. SONY BMG MANAGEMENT CO., LLC Sony BMG Music Entertainment SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT BV Sony Brasil Ltda. Sony Broadband Entertainment Inc. Sony Capital Corporation Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited. Sony de Mexico S.A. de C.V. Sony Deutschland G.m.b.H. Sony Device Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Sony Electronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. Sony Electronics Inc. Sony Electronics (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Sony Korea Corporation Sony Latin America Inc. Sony Magnetic Products Inc. of America Sony Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Ltd.

Sony Corporation of Panama, S. A.

Sony (China) Limited Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Ltd. Sony Corporation of Panama, S. A. Sony (China) Limited

Awards

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