Sony’s former chief executive Idei dies, aged 84

Sony's former chief executive Idei dies, aged 84
© Reuters. Quantum Leaps Corp. Founder and CEO Nobuyuki Idei, the famed ex-CEO of Sony Corp., poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan June 7, 2018. Picture taken June 7, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) -Sony Group Corp said on Tuesday its former chief executive, Nobuyuki Idei, died of liver failure on June 2, aged 84.

Idei became president of Sony (NYSE:SONY) in 1995, chief executive in 1998 and was chairman and chief executive from 2000 to 2005.

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