akio morita

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Akio Morita (1921-1999), Japanese business executive, founder and Chairman of Sony Corporation

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born Jan. 26, 1921, Nagoya, Japan died Oct. 3, 1999, Tokyo Japanese entrepreneur, cofounder of Sony Corp. The son of an old sake-brewing family, Morita was trained as a physicist. In 1946 he and Ibuka Masaru cofounded the Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corp., which changed its name to Sony Corp. in 1958. Primarily responsible for finances and marketing, Morita adopted U.S. advertising techniques and established Sony's first U.S. plant in 1972. He became chief executive officer in 1971 and chairman of the board in 1976, in which post he served until 1994. Under his direction Sony became a world-renowned manufacturer of consumer electronics

{i} (1921-1999) Japanese business executive who was co-founder and Chairman of Sony Corporation

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{n} Akio Morita (1921-1999), fondateur et directeur de la société électronique japonaise Sony