Howard Stringer
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Sir Howard Stringer (born 19 February 1942) is a Welsh-American businessman. He had a 30-year career at CBS, culminating in him serving as the president of CBS News from 1986 to 1988, then president of CBS from 1988 to 1995. He served as chairman of the board, chairman, president and CEO of Sony Corporation from 2005 to 2012.[3] He is also the head of the board of trustees of the American Film Institute and now serves as a non-executive director of the BBC. He was knighted in 1999.
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Howard Stringer | |
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Born | (1942-02-19) 19 February 1942 (age 82) |
Education | University of Oxford |
Alma mater | Merton College, Oxford[1][2] Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama |
Occupation | Non-executive director of the BBC |
Spouse | Jennifer A. Kinmond Patterson |
Family | Rob Stringer (brother) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1965–1967 |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
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