Welshman to head Sony Corporation

Sony shareholders today approved Welsh-born Howard Stringer as the new chief executive, the first foreigner to head the Japanese electronics and entertainment company.

A native of Cardiff who later acquired US citizenship, Stringer, 63, has helped make Sony’s music and movie business one of the Tokyo-based company’s few bright spots in recent years. He replaces Nobuyuki Idei, 67, who led the Tokyo-based company for a decade.