Background
Ohga, Norio was born on January 29, 1930 in Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan. Son of Shoichi Ohga and Toshi Mizuno.
Ohga, Norio was born on January 29, 1930 in Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan. Son of Shoichi Ohga and Toshi Mizuno.
Graduate, Tokyo National University Fine Arts and Music, 1953. Graduate, Kunst University, Berlin, 1957. Dr hc music (honorary), Rochester University, 1996.
Dr hc music (honorary), McGill University, 1999.
Consultant, advisor Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (later Sony Corporation), 1953-1959. General manager tape recorder division, product planning division, industrial design division Sony Corporation, Tokyo, 1959. Originally trained as an opera singer.
Board directors Sony Corporation, Tokyo, 1964-1972, managing director, 1972-1974, senior managing director, 1974-1976, deputy president, 1976-1982, president, chief operating officer, 1982-1989, president and Chief Executive Officer, 1989-1995, chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1995-1999, chairman, representative director, 1999-2000, chairman board, 2000—2003, honorary chairman, since 2003. Chief Executive Officer Nobuyuki Idei. Senior managing director Columbia Broadcasting System/Sony Group, Inc., 1968-1970, president, 1970-1980, chairman, 1980-1991.
Chairman Sony Corporation American, 1988-1998. Vice chairman Keidanren, 1998.
Member Japan Federation Economic Organization (vice-chairman 1998), Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry (vice chairman).
Yachting and flying.
Married Midori Matsubara in 1957.