Tomoyo Nonaka SANYO'S NEW ANCHOR
She's back on TV, but this time on the other side of the interview. Tomoyo Nonaka, 51, Sanyo's new CEO, is better known as a charismatic news anchor and financial reporter. She is now charged with cutting the electronics giant's work force by 14,000 and selling 20% of its factories to reduce debt. Some called the appointment of a business neophyte--announced two weeks after Sanyo forecast its worst loss ever--a p.r. stunt. "Numbers will show," Nonaka responds. "But in the meantime, if people show interest in me and Sanyo for the publicity value, that's great!" --By...
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