Miles Flint is the former President

President

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 of Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson

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 Mobile Communications AB since June 2004. Before this role, he was the President of European Marketing at Sony Europe. He was responsible for the marketing activities of Sony's electronics business in Europe. Miles was also the Managing Director of Sony United Kingdom Limited. It was the holding company that includes all of Sony’s electronics operations in the British Isles.

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications announced on September 4, 2007 that Miles Flint has decided to step down from his position as President of Sony Ericsson. Effective 1 November Hideki ‘Dick’ Komiyama, currently Chairman of the Board of Sony Electronics Inc., USA, and EVP Electronics Marketing and Sales Strategies of Sony Corporation, Japan, will succeed Miles Flint, who will remain as Executive Advisor to Dick Komiyama until the end of December 2007. Dick Komiyama will be based at Sony Ericsson’s offices in London.

Career

Miles Flint first worked for Sony in January 1991 as Managing Director of Sony Broadcast & Communications UK. After a couple of years, Flint was promoted to President of Sony Broadcast & Professional Europe in January 1998.

Miles Flint and his team were in charged of the marketing and support of products and services to Sony’s Professional Solutions and Customers business division in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
After three years, he was given a position to the Board of Sony Europe and then became the Managing Director of Sony UK Limited.

Miles Flint was promoted President of Sony Business Europe in Jul 2002. He also took charge of two more Sony businesses: Recording Media & Energy and Semiconductor & Electronic Solutions. In November 2003 he was given the position of President of European Marketing at Sony Europe.

Before the long career stint at Sony, Flint held various marketing and product development positions in the of IT and Telecommunications sector, first at ICL and then at STC after the acquisition of ICL.

Miles Flint announced on the September 4th, 2007 that he would step down as President of Sony Ericsson to pursue new personal and business opportunities. His departure is expected for November 1, 2007.

He will be the new Chairman of the Skype.

Education

Miles Flint graduated from the University of London

University of London

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 and has an MBA from Cranfield University

Cranfield University

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, UK. He also studied at Nanjing University

Nanjing University

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, China.

Personal

Miles lives in London

London

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(UK) with his wife and two children. He enjoys photography and sailing.