SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D. C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT OF
FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of April, 2009
Commission
File Number: 001-06439
SONY
CORPORATION
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
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KONAN, MINATO-KU, TOKYO, 108-0075, JAPAN
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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SONY
CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
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By: /s/ Nobuyuki
Oneda
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(Signature)
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Nobuyuki
Oneda
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Executive
Vice President and
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Date: April
24, 2009
List of
materials
Documents
attached hereto:
i) Press release entitled "Executive
Appointments"
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News
& Information
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Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo,
108-0075
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April 24,
2009
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No.
09-050E
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Executive
Appointments
Tokyo, Japan – At the meeting of the Nominating Committee of the
Board of Directors held on April 23, 2009, Sony Corporation named candidates for
election to the position of Member of the Board. The selections are subject to
the approval of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June
19, 2009.
Members
of the Board
The
candidates for election to the position of Member of the Board are as
follows.
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Howard
Stringer
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Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President |
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Ryoji
Chubachi
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Vice Chairman |
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Nobuyuki
Oneda (**)
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Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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<Promotion
Proposal>Subject to approval at the Board of Directors meeting to be
held on June 19, 2009, Mr. Oneda is to be promoted to the position of
Executive Deputy President (effective June 19, 2009)
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Yotaro
Kobayashi (*)
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Former
Chairman of the Board, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
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Sakie
T. Fukushima (*)
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Regional
Managing Director-Japan, Korn/Ferry International
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Yoshihiko
Miyauchi (*)
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Director,
Representative Executive Officer, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer,
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ORIX
Corporation
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Yoshiaki
Yamauchi (*)
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Director,
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
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Peter
Bonfield (*)
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Chairman
of the Supervisory Board, NXP B.V.
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Fueo
Sumita (*)
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Chief
of Sumita Accounting Office
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Fujio
Cho (*)
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Chairman
of the Board, Toyota Motor Corporation
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Ryuji
Yasuda (*)
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Professor,
Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi
University
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Yukako
Uchinaga (*)
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Director
and Vice Chairman, Benesse Corporation
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Chairman
of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, Berlitz International,
Inc.
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Mitsuaki
Yahagi (*)
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Chairman
of the Board, The Japan Research Institute, Limited
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Tsun-Yan
Hsieh (*)
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Senior
Advisor, McKinsey & Company
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Roland
A. Hernandez (*)
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Retired
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Telemundo Group,
Inc.
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(*)
An Outside Director who satisfies the requirements under Item 15, Article 2 of
the Japanese Company Law
(**)One
new Board Member has been selected as a candidate for election to the position
of Member of the Board
Sony
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