Boss quits at hacked Sony unit

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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20121109n2.html

Bloomberg
Nov. 9, 2012

Tim Schaaff, head of Sony Corp.'s online entertainment service that was 
hacked into last year, is resigning his post, the electronics maker 
announced Thursday.

The 52-year-old president of Sony Network Entertainment will leave the 
position effective Dec. 31, the company said in a statement. Andrew 
House, president of Sony's game unit, has been tapped to replace him.

Sony was criticized by U.S. lawmakers after its online networks were 
attacked by hackers who gained access to information on 77 million 
users. The company has struggled to integrate all of its software, 
including music, through the Sony Entertainment Network platform, a plan 
CEO Kazuo Hirai has said is key to rebounding from four straight years 
in the red.

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