Kunitake Andō

Kunitake Andō (安藤 国威, Andō Kunitake; born January 1, 1942) Chairman of BJIT Limited, became president of Sony Corporation in June 2000,[1] having been an employee of the company since 1969. On March 7, 2005 it was announced that he would step down to become an adviser, with Ryōji Chūbachi succeeding him as president.

Kunitake Andō
BornJanuary 1, 1942
NationalityJapanese
OccupationChairman, BJIT Limited
President, Sony Corporation

Andō was from Aichi Prefecture and graduated from University of Tokyo.[2]

He first served on the board from 1994 to 1997, when he was removed as part of the massive reduction in the size of the board initiated by Sony president Nobuyuki Idei. He did not return to the board until he succeeded Idei as president, even though he was named Executive Deputy President and Chief Operating Officer in April, 2000.

His secondary title was altered to Group Chief Operating Officer in 2003 and to Global Hub President in 2004.

He currently serves as Chairman of The University of Nagano[3] in Nagano, Japan.

References
  1. "Kunitake Ando, Pres. & COO of Sony". Fox News. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  2. (in Japanese)Personal histories of Kunitake Andō and Masumi Kindaichi
  3. "Message from the Chairman". The University of Nagano. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
Preceded by
Nobuyuki Idei		 President of Sony Corporation
2000-2005		 Succeeded by
Ryōji Chūbachi


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