Sony promotes Kazuo Hirai to chief executive role as Howard Stringer steps aside

Dan Worth
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Internal promotion faces huge task to sort out lumbering electronics firm

Struggling electronics giant Sony has announced that vice president Kazuo Hirai will take over the role of chief executive from Howard Stringer on 1 April in an effort to turn its fortunes around. ...

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