Sony Promotes Hirai to President
Sony Corp. said Wednesday it tapped Kazuo Hirai, a veteran of its PlayStation videogame business, to be the company’s next president and chief executive officer, in a move expected to accelerate a network strategy to align its consumer electronics with content and services.
The 51-year-old Mr. Hirai, who oversees Sony’s consumer electronics and videogame divisions, has been considered the front-runner to take over from Howard Stringer, who will remain executive chairman until June, and then become chairman of the board.
