Sony Corporation (Tokyo: 67580)

7-1, Konan, 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo, 108-0075, Japan
Phone: +81-3-6748-2111
Fax: +81-3-6748-2244
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http://www.sony.net

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Overview

Many eyes and hands are on Sony -- or, most likely, on its high-profit consumer electronics products and gaming systems. The company, officially named Sony Kabushiki Kaisha, makes a host of products, including digital and video cameras, Walkman stereos, TVs, and semiconductors, through its more than 1,200 subsidiaries. A top media conglomerate worldwide, Sony boasts entertainment assets such as music (Sony Music Entertainment), motion pictures (Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Digital Production), DVDs (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment), and TV programs (Sony Pictures Television). Under its first non-Japanese leader, Sir Howard Stringer, Sony's realigning its business and shedding some longtime traditions.

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Key financials for Sony Corporation (Tokyo: 67580)

Company Type Public (Tokyo: 67580; NYSE: SNE [ADR])
Fiscal Year-End March
2011 Sales (mil.) £54,047.6
1-Year Sales Growth 11.3%
2011 Net Income (mil.) (£1,953.7)
2011 Employees 168,200
1-Year Employee Growth 0.2%
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Key people and executives for Sony Corporation (Tokyo: 67580)

Chairman Yotaro Kobayashi
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Chairman, President, and CEO; Chairman and CEO, Sony Corporation of America Sir Howard Stringer
EVP and CFO Masaru Kato
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  • #269 in FT Global 500 (June 2011)
  • Nikkei 225
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