Tsunao Hashimoto (橋本 綱夫, Hashimoto Tsunao), (11 November 1932[1] - 12 March 2016), vice chairman and representative director of the Sony Corporation,[2][3][4][5] served as the 9th Chief Scout of the Scout Association of Japan, from April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2010.[1]
Tsunao Hashimoto | |
|---|---|
橋本 綱夫 | |
| Born | November 11, 1932 |
| Died | (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Employer | Sony Corporation |
Background
editIn 1958, he graduated from University of Tokyo and joined Sony.[1] In 1995, he became vice chairman of Sony.[1] In 1998, he became chairman of Sony Life.[1]
In 2010 he received the highest distinction of the Scout Association of Japan, the Golden Pheasant Award.[6]
Hashimoto died of pneumonia on 12 March 2016 at the age of 83.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Tsunao Hashimoto News of death SAJ NEWS No. 47(in Japanese)
- ^ "Press Release - Sony Announces Executive-Level Changes in Management". Sony Global. 1998-05-07. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ^ Holley, David (1993-12-03). "Brain Surgery Blurs Future of Sony Chairman : Japan: Analysts speculate that his absence could trigger executive changes at giant electronic company". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ^ "Tsunao Hashimoto: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ^ Nathan, John (2001-03-08). Sony. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0618126945.
- ^ 䝪䞊䜲䝇䜹䜴䝖日本連盟 きじ章受章者 [Recipient of the Golden Pheasant Award of the Scout Association of Japan] (PDF). Reinanzaka Scout Club (in Japanese). 2014-05-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-11.
- ^ "元ソニー副会長の橋本綱夫さん死去" [Former Sony vice president Tsunao Hashimoto has died]. Asahi Shimbun Digital. 2016-03-22. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22.
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