Norio Ohga, otherwise spelled Norio Oga, was the former president and chairman of Sony Corporation, credited with spurring the development of the compact disc as a commercially viable audio format. Wikipedia
Born: January 29, 1930, Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan
Died: April 23, 2011 (age 81 years), Tokyo, Japan
Spouse: Midori Matsubara
Organizations founded: Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, and Sony Music Labels