Kazuo Hirai is in the lead to take over from Howard Stringer after he retires, the Sony chairman said Thursday. Hirai’s success with the PlayStation has been noticed by the company’s board of directors, Stringer said. Other executives could still be awarded the top job at Sony. Hiroshi Yoshioka is named Thursday to run a new division that includes the remainder of Sony’s electronics operations, consisting of semiconductors, batteries, image sensors and products for the broadcasting industry.”]
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