MUMBAI: Norio Ohga, Senior Advisor and former president and chairman Sony Corporation passed away on Saturday, 23rd April, 2011 at 9:14 am in Tokyo. 81 year old Ohga died of multiple organ failure.
During the development of the CD, it was Ohga’s instincts as a trained musician that led him to push for a 12 centimeter format, providing sufficient recording capacity at 75 minutes to enable listeners to enjoy all of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony without interruption. These negotiations resulted in the CD specifications still in use today.
In 1953, while still a student Fine Arts and Music, Ohga was appointed a consultant and advisor for what is now Sony Corporation before fully entering the Company in 1959.
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Sony Corporation chairman CEO and president Sir Howard Stringer said, “By redefining Sony as a company encompassing both hardware and software, Ohga-san succeeded where other Japanese companies failed. It is no exaggeration to attribute Sony’s evolution beyond audio and video products into music, movies and game, and subsequent transformation into a global entertainment leader to Ohga-san’s foresight and vision. I offer my deepest condolences on his passing and pray that he may rest in peace….
