Kaz Hirai
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Kazuo "Kaz" Hirai (平井 一夫, Hirai Kazuo, born December 22, 1960) is a Japanese businessman. He is best known as the former chairman of Sony Corporation, serving from April 2018 to June 2019, as well as president and CEO from April 2012 to April 2018. He also served as a board member of Sony Computer Entertainment and chairman and co-CEO of Sony Entertainment. He was noted by Entertainment Weekly as one of the most powerful executives in the entertainment industry.[2] He led the Sony Computer Entertainment division between 2007 and 2012, and then became president and CEO of Sony in April 2012. Through his tenure as CEO, Sony experienced a resurgence during the 2010s.[3][4] In 2018, Hirai stepped down as president and CEO, becoming chairman of Sony Corporation.[5][6][7] He fully retired from Sony in June 2019, otherwise remaining as a senior adviser to the company.
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Born | (1960-12-22) December 22, 1960 (age 63)[1] Tokyo, Japan |
Alma mater | International Christian University |