Ex-Sony chief Hirai paid record 2.07 bil. yen in FY 2017

Sony Corp. said Tuesday former President Kazuo Hirai received 2.07 billion yen ($19 million) in executive compensation last fiscal year, the largest amount since the company began disclosing such information.The remuneration, which included 1.18 billion yen in retirement pay, reflected robust earnings for the technology and entertainment group in the past year to March 31. Sony posted a record-high group operating profit in fiscal 2017 for the first time in 20 years.Hirai became Sony's chairman in April after serving as president for six years. Kenichiro Yoshida, a former chief financial of…READ FULL ARTICLE