Kazuo Hirai Net Worth | Celebrity Net Worth

Kazuo Hirai net worth and salary: Kazuo Hirai is a Japanese businessman who has a net worth of $40 million. Kazuo Hirai was born in Tokyo, Japan in December 1960. Hirai is best known for being the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Corporation. He is also a board member of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. Kazuo is the son of a wealthy banker and traveled with his father to New York and California. He graduated from the International Christian University in 1984 and was hired by CBS/Sony Inc. to work in marketing international music in Japan.

Hirai became head of Sony Computer Entertainment Japan's office in New York. He joined Sony Computer Entertainment America in 1995 and oversaw the released of the PlayStation 2. In 2011 Hirai became Representative Corporate Executive Officer and Executive Deputy President of Sony Corporation as well as Chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment. In April 2012 Hirai became President and CEO of Sony. In 2016, his annual salary was bumped from $2 million per year to $4.9 million per year. That's before stock grants and other bonus compensation.

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