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In 2003 Nobuyuki Idei, chairman and CEO of Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp., was in the midst of taking his company through a dramatic transformation. While in the past Sony had earned billions ...
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American business executive who became the first woman to head a major Hollywood film studio when she became (1987) president of Columbia Pictures; the intrepid Steel had shown her mettle while ...
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