Sony names American as first non-Japanese head

Sony said Monday its board had chosen Howard Stringer, a US citizen and former television journalist, as the iconic Japanese company's first non-Japanese chairman and chief executive. The Welsh-born Stringer, who currently heads Sony's US subsidiary, will formally take over on June 22 after a general shareholders meeting, a company statement said.
Stringer, a former president of CBS News in the United States, comes as Sony sees sales continue to slip in its core electronics business and many are hoping he will be able to stop the rot.