Howard Stringer
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"Sir Howard Stringer" is a Wales/Welsh-born American businessman. He served as Chairman of the Board, chairman, president and CEO of Sony/Sony Corporation.

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Frankly, I was surprised at how generous the Japanese press has been to the idea of a foreigner running Sony.

There was not much love lost between electronics and the movie company because 10 years ago, the movie company was busy losing money and the electronics company was very angry about that, ... The technology people said, 'Those people in Hollywood are spending all the money!' .

Doesn't anyone here think this sounds like a vision of hell? While we are all competing or dying, when will there be time for sex or music or books? Stop the world, I want to get off.

The walls that impeded communications have to come down and we have to focus R&D on products that are most likely to yield rewards.

Sony and its peers all face tremendous pressure in the marketplace, but we have a sense of urgency and we have a sense of purpose. We can and will compete vigorously.

Silo walls between business units that impede cooperation and communication need to come down.

We have made promises before but we failed to execute them. We must fight like the Sony warriors that we are.

In a company where jobs were for life, it created competition that made Sony the great company it is, ... It created artificial competition, which you needed.

Sony?s brand is one of the company?s greatest assets, ... Andy will work toward creating a brand personality unique to Sony, one that reflects all aspects of our business.