ony and Nintendo), the company has retired its sagging SegaSaturn home video game system in hopes of scoring big with its 128-bit Dreamcast console (developed with high-tech leaders, including Microsoft and NEC). SEGA also makes software for its games and PCs, as well as commercial amusement games, which are found in family entertainment centers worldwide. But the fun doesn't stop there -- the firm also produces Pico educational toys and operates entertainment complexes with games and rides, as well as centers featuring movie theaters, karaoke rooms, bowling alleys, and shops.Sony-All eyes are on Sony -- or, more likely, on its PlayStation home video game system, which alone accounts for about 11% of the electronics and entertainment giant's worldwide sales. Sony, the #2 consumer electronics firm, after Matsu*censored*a, also makes a host of other products, including semiconductors, DVD players, batteries, cameras, MiniDisc and Walkman stereo systems, computer monitors, and flat-screen TVs. The company's TVs, VCRs, stereos, PlayStations, and other electronics products account for about two-thirds of revenues. Sony's entertainment assets include Columbia TriStar (movies and TV shows) and record labels Columbia and Epic. The company also operates insurance and finance businesses.Top ManagementChairman and CEO: Alan G. Hessenfeld, age 51, $1,458,890 payVice-Chairman: Harold P. Gordon, age 62, $903,100 payPresident and COO: Alfred J. Verrecchia, age 57, $1,327,201 paySenior VP and Deputy CFO: David D. R. Hargreaves, age 47Gen. Manager and Sec. Head, Toys: Thomas J. Mcgrath, age 42Gen. Manager and Sec. Head, U.S. Games: E. David Wilson, age 62, $799,700 payEVP, U.S. Toy Group and International: George B. Volanakis, age 52SVP and Controller: Rich...
