Howard Stringer

Chairman and CEO
Sony

Sir Howard Stringer has been chairman and chief executive officer of Sony Corporation since June 2005. He is the first non-Japanese leader of this global manufacturer of audio, video, game, communications and information-technology products for the consumer and professional markets. In addition, its music, pictures, computer entertainment and online businesses make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world, with sales of approximately $70 billion and 163,000 employees worldwide. Prior to joining Sony in 1997, Mr. Stringer enjoyed a 30-year career as a journalist, producer and executive at CBS. As president of CBS from 1988 to 1995, he was responsible for all broadcast activities of the company. He earned nine individual Emmys as a writer, director and producer from 1974 to 1976. The Wales native received the title of Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours list of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1999, but you are not required to call him "Sir."

Posts With Howard Stringer

Exclusive: Sony Has Quietly Cut 100 U.S. Jobs Over Last Several Weeks

Ina Fried in News on February 3 at 10:48 am PT

The cuts, made over the last several weeks, have been in the works for months, as part of an effort by U.S. head Phil Molyneux to bring the company closer to consumers.

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Sony Promotes Hirai to President

Daisuke Wakabayashi, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 1 at 2:30 am PT

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.

What Kind of Web Video Plans Does Sony Have? (Video)

Peter Kafka in Media on January 12 at 5:30 am PT

“We’re certainly talking to lots of different people about some new possibilities,” says exec Tim Schaaff. Hmmm.

Sony’s Kazuo Hirai on Reviving the Iconic CE Brand and More: The Full AsiaD Interview (Video)

Kara Swisher in AsiaD on November 15, 2011 at 11:45 am PT

The second-in-command at the Japanese consumer electronics giant talks tablets, smartphones and turbocharging Sony.

Would the Real Maker of the iPhone’s Camera Please Stand Up?

Arik Hesseldahl in News on October 20, 2011 at 1:10 pm PT

More information about the maker of the mysterious cameras inside Apple’s iPhone 4S emerged today, and one company’s shares shot up as a result.

Sony Delays New PlayStation Portable Until Next Year in U.S., Europe

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on August 4, 2011 at 11:18 am PT

Sony says the yet-to-be-released PlayStation Vita is facing delays and that the portable game device will no longer be released everywhere in time for the very important holiday shopping season.

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Sony CEO Apologizes for Data Breach

Nick Wingfield, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on May 5, 2011 at 10:35 pm PT

Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer apologized for a massive data breach of the company’s online game networks—the first public remarks by the top executive as Sony works to reassure its customers following the theft of personal data from more than 100 million online accounts.

IPhone 5 Basically a Better iPhone 4

John Paczkowski in News on April 18, 2011 at 10:45 am PT

When Apple finally uncrates the iPhone 5 later this year, don’t expect to see any significant changes to its design. The next iteration of the device will be more a refinement of its predecessor than an overhaul, with the significant changes under the hood.

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Jobs Looms Large as Stringer Talks Tech

Jessica E. Vascellaro, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 2, 2011 at 8:23 pm PT

It was Sir Howard Stringer and Walt Mossberg on stage with the shadow of Steve Jobs towering behind them, in a wide-ranging conversation between the Sony chief and the Wall Street Journal tech columnist at Carnegie Hall on Friday. Stringer referred to Jobs multiple times throughout the event, sponsored by the Journal, on topics from tablets to Star Trek.

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Sony Picks Possible Heir to Stringer in Realignment

Daisuke Wakabayashi, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 10, 2011 at 1:13 pm PT

In a sign that Sony Corp. has anointed a possible successor to Chief Executive Howard Stringer, the company said it plans to combine its videogame and consumer electronics businesses and then promote Kazuo Hirai, the head of its PlayStation game business, to oversee the newly formed unit.