Nobuyuki Idei

Nobuyuki Idei (出井 伸之, "Idei Nobuyuki"; November 22, 1937 – June 2, 2022) was a Japanese businessman. He was chairman and group chief executive officer of Sony Corporation from 1999 until 2005. He was a director of General Motors, Baidu, Yoshimoto Kogyo and Nestlé. Idei was born in Tokyo, Japan.
Idei died on June 2, 2022 in Tokyo from liver failure, aged 84.