[3] Howard Stringer Honored With Knighthood.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--January 6, 2000 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has conferred the honor of Knighthood on Sir Howard Stringer in the New Year Honours list released by Buckingham Palace on December 31, 1999. In the Diplomatic and Oversees list Sir Howard Stringer was given the title Knight Bachelor, one of the most ancient and senior ranks of Knighthood. Formal investiture investiture, in feudalism, ceremony by which an overlord transferred a fief to a vassal or by which, in ecclesiastical law, an elected cleric received the pastoral ring and staff (the symbols of spiritual office) signifying the transfer of the office. by The Queen at Buckingham Palace will follow at a future date. All of those named to this year's honours list were cited for achievements that have left some mark on the 20th century or will leave a mark on the 21st, by Prime Minister Tony Blair. As Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation. It is based in Inglewood, California. It is the umbrella company under which all Sony companies operate in the United States. Subsidiaries
Prior to joining Sony he had been Chairman and CEO of TELE-TV from February 1995 to April 1997. Before that he had a distinguished 30-year career as a journalist, producer and senior executive at CBS Inc. Sir Howard was born in Cardiff, Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. in 1942 and educated at Oxford University. He moved to the United States in 1965 and became an U.S. citizen in 1985. He continues to maintain a residence in England and his status as a British subject. He and his wife Dr. Jennifer A.K. Patterson (Lady Stringer), who practices dermatology in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , have two children, David Ridley and Harriet Kinmond. |
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