Introduction and Vision
Since Sony launched the world's first music Compact Disc to the market in 1982, Sony has been a leading company in advanced optical disc technologies.
Sony DADC operates Sony's optical disc and digital solutions business globally based on those advanced technologies.
Sony DADC in each region serves as a content supply chain service provider. By utilizing a full spectrum of the technologies accumulated within Sony, Sony DADC is able to provide customers with a total supply chain solutions and content delivery to the global market place in a quick, cost-effective, and secure manner. Either physically or electronically, Sony DADC delivers environmentally friendly and quality conscious services to its customers.
Sony Group Organizational Chart
Sony Group Organizational Chart
Management Team
| Executive Board | Keiji Kimura, EVP, Sony Corporation Dieter Daum, President & CEO Masao Miyamura, Executive Deputy President & CFO |
|---|---|
| Sony DADC International (Europe & Asia Pacific) |
Dieter Daum, President & CEO Christian Reiser, EVP Guenther Schindlauer, EVP Russell Taylor, CFO |
| Sony DADC Americas | Dave Rubenstein, President Mike Mitchell, EVP Dave Stevens, EVP Paul Scott, EVP John Daly, EVP Michael Dodds, CFO |
| Sony DADC Digital Services |
Michael Frey, President John Towers, CFO |
| Sony DADC Japan | Masao Miyamura, President Mitsuhiro Sakakibara, Executive Deputy President Takao Murooka, CFO |
| Global Function | Dietmar Tanzer, CIO Katsuhiko Ohgama, CQO |
History of Sony's optical disc business
| 1980 | Sony and Philips developed Compact Disc Digital Audio System |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Sony manufactured the world's first music CD in Shizuoka, Japan |
| 1983 | Sony DADC US Inc. was established in Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. |
| 1986 | Sony DADC Austria AG was established in Salzburg, Austria |
| 1993 | Sony Disc Technology Inc. was established to enhance optical disc technologies |
| 1994 | Sony started to manufacture CD for PlayStation® |
| 1997 | Sony started to manufacture DVD |
| 2000 | DigitalWorks was established in Sony DADC Austria AG |
| 2004 | Sony started to manufacture UMD |
| 2005 | Sony Disc Technology Inc. was reorganized to Sony Disc & Digital Solutions Inc. |
| 2006 | Sony started to manufacture Blu-ray Disc (BD) |
| 2010 | Sony Disc & Digital Solutions Inc. was renamed to Sony DADC Corporation. |
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