Ex-CEO Who Led Sony’s Digital Network Growth Dies At 84 Years

Goliaths companies like Sony have led the world through a technological era and have influenced the latest technologies with their immense contributions. In other words, these giants have altered the way the world has progressed in the past decennium.

Behind these mega-enterprises are masterminds that control the reign of decisions made by these companies. Nobuyuki Ibei is among the most compelling businessmen that the modern world has ever seen. Nobuyuki shook hands with Sony in the ’60s, wearing the insignia of presidency in 1995 and CEO in 1998.

He served as both chairman and chief executive from 2000 to 2005. The ex-CEO and former chairman ushered the Japanese giant’s leverage into the digital network business. Nobuyuki has also influenced the entertainment business, such as movies and music, game consoles, etc. The former CEO laid the basis for Sony’s current operations and success.

Unfortunately, Nobuyuki Idei reportedly passed away in a hospital bed in Tokyo last Thursday due to liver disease, as the company said in a statement released on Tuesday. The company cited in the statement, “Idei was surely a visionary leader who was able to make management decisions looking 20 to 30 years into the future,” stated Atsushi Osanai, who once was employed in Sony’s television business.

All the big names have praised Idei for his achievements in boosting the allure of Sony to the moon. Yoshida noted in the statement, “The experiences and learning I gained there were a turning point in my career and life, and in many ways connect directly to my management of Sony today.”

He continued, “During his seven years as CEO from 1998, Mr. Idei made an immense contribution to Sony’s evolution as a global company.” He further added, “In particular, the prescience and foresight with which he predicted the impact of the internet, and engaged proactively with digitalization across Sony, amazes me to this day.”

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno also commented on Nobuyuki at a press conference. “He laid the foundations for Japan’s world-leading broadband network,” Hirokazu added, “Those founding notions have been passed down even to the current administration’s digital policies.”

All in all, Nobuyuki Idei shaped the way Sony operates. The company could not have become a worldwide phenomenon without a man like Idei leading it at the initial stages of the technological boom.

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