Norio Ohga

Norio Ohga (大賀典雄, Ōga Norio; January 29, 1930 – April 23, 2011), also spelled Oga and Ogha, was a Japanese businessman and former president and chairman of Sony Corporation.

Early life

Ohga was born in Numazu, Shizuoka. He studied at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. He graduated in 1953.

Career

He was made the president of Sony in 1982, and the CEO of Sony in 1989. He is credited with the development of the audio compact disc.

Honors

Medal of Honor, Japan, 1988.
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Japan, 2001.
Legion d'Honeur, France.

References

1 2 Perpetua, Matthew. "Sony Chairman Norio Ogha, Developer of the CD, Dead at 81," Archived 2011-04-29 at the Wayback Machine Rolling Stone, April 25, 2011; retrieved 2011-10-21.
↑ "Chairman of the Board Norio Ohga Retires as Director of Sony Corporation," Sony. 28 January 2003; retrieved 2011-10-21.
1 2 3 4 "Passing of Norio Ohga, Senior Advisor and former President and Chairman, Sony Corporation," April 23, 2011; retrieved 2011-08-08

Other websites

Obituary: Martin Childs, "Norio Ohga: Executive Who introduced the compact disc and helped transform Sony into a global entertainment empire,"The Independent (UK). April 26, 2011 ( Archived June 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine)
Obituary: "Sony chairman credited with developing CDs dies,"Los Angeles Times (US). April 24, 2011.( Archived April 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine)
Obituary: Lohr, Steve. "Norio Ohga, Who Led Sony Beyond Electronics, Dies at 81," New York Times (US). April 24, 2011. (Archived by WebCite)

Business positions
Preceded by ––	President of Sony Corporation 1982–1989	Succeeded by Nobuyuki Idei
Preceded by ––	CEO of Sony Corporation 1989–1999	Succeeded by Nobuyuki Idei
Preceded by Akio Morita	Chairman of the Board of Sony Corporation 1994–2003	Succeeded by Nobuyuki Idei
Preceded by ––	Honorary Chairman of Sony Corporation 2003–2011	Succeeded by ––

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[perpetua-1] 1 2 Perpetua, Matthew. "Sony Chairman Norio Ogha, Developer of the CD, Dead at 81," Archived 2011-04-29 at the Wayback Machine Rolling Stone, April 25, 2011; retrieved 2011-10-21.

[2] "Chairman of the Board Norio Ohga Retires as Director of Sony Corporation," Sony. 28 January 2003; retrieved 2011-10-21.

[sony2011-3] 1 2 3 4 "Passing of Norio Ohga, Senior Advisor and former President and Chairman, Sony Corporation," April 23, 2011; retrieved 2011-08-08