Sony appoints new chief financial officerMarch 28, 2014 - 13:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sony Corp, which is struggling to bring its electronics division into the black, said on Friday, March 28, it would appoint Kenichiro Yoshida as new chief financial officer on April 1, replacing Masaru Kato. The company said the appointment was a planned succession, according to Reuters. "After discussing the matter over the last four months, we decided it would be appropriate to appoint Yoshida at the beginning of the new financial year," said Sony spokeswoman Yo Kikuchi. "We had already been considering a succession plan and Yoshida had been appointed deputy CFO last Dec 1." Yoshida joined the company in 1983 and previously worked for So-net, a Japanese Internet service provider owned by Sony. Sony expects a loss of 110 billion yen ($1.08 billion) for the year ending March 31. Related links: Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. Moscow says ready to support Yerevan-Baku reconciliation Moscow has confirmed its readiness to support the reconciliation of Yerevan and Baku. |