Nobuyuki Idei
 

NOBUYUKI IDEI is Chief Corporate Advisor and Chairman of the Advisory Board of Sony. He has held those positions since 2005 after serving as Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of the company, as well as, previously, President and Representative Director, and Managing Director. He played a key role in moving Sony into the digital age and in developing and enhancing Sony’s design and brand image. He currently serves on the board of Accenture and Red Herring and has also served on the boards of Electrolux, General Motors and Nestle.

In 2006, he established Quantum Leaps, a management consultancy and think tank. Outside the private sector, he has been Counselor to the Bank of Japan since 1999 and was appointed Vice Chairman of the Japan Business Federation in 2003. He was also a member of the IT Strategy Council, an advisory committee to Japan’s Prime Minister, from 2000 to 2005. He has a degree in economics and politics from Waseda University in Tokyo.