Sony CEO Howard Stringer takes a 16% pay cut

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In an effort to fuel growth across the company, Sony’s CEO — Howard Stringer — has taken a 16% cut in his annual pay according to The Wall Street Journal. Stringer will take home $4.27 million for the fiscal year that ended March 30th, down from the $5.25 million he made last year. During Sony’s shareholder meeting on Tuesday, PlayStation head Kazuo Hirai said that the firm’s “most important task” was turning around its television business — an arm of Sony that has seen seven straight years of losses. Hirai named a number of ways the company could accomplish that task, including boosting the efficiency of operations, tweaking product strategies, and reducing costs.

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10 Comments
  • Anonymous

    Oh how valiant of him

  • TOMMMMMM

    Stop paying Justin Timberlake.

    • Anonymous

      lol!

  • None

    Oooh noooo not 16% … He can’t afford that 3rd maid noooooo…….

  • http://www.facebook.com/aedebiri Airen Edebiri

    For some reason, I expected his pay to be a lot higher…regardless of what the number is, I give him props for taking a cut – I might not keep up with it, but I hardly hear of CEO’s taking pay cuts. Instead they’re usually cutting down their workforce instead of cutting down their own salary.

  • Bdus

    Its only his salary. He makes 10s of millions in bonus, stock options and a retirement package worth that 5 mil every year for life.

  • Anonymous

    Finally, a CEO taking responsibility for the welfare of his company and its employees. 
    If only every CEO would do the same. 

  • Anonymous

    Surprised he is still around.

  • Jefferson Ettienne

    16% pay cut and a 20% increase in his bonus – maybe increased stock options too… yea how valiant of him indeed!!

  • http://twitter.com/EricSeale Eric in Milpitas

    Dude is useless.

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