Tom Brown, a CPA and President of BrownThompson, rose through the executive ranks of Sony Electronics over a 16 year span ultimately becoming Deputy President, leading Sony’s $5-billion North American manufacturing and engineering operations.

Tom began his career in the 1970s with PriceWaterhouseCoopers consulting to publicly-traded Fortune 100 companies and other enterprises in New Jersey and New York. He later became the CFO of a major catering and food service operation serving the New York Metropolitan area in the mid-80s. Tom joined Sony as Divisional Controller for its North American manufacturing operations in 1988.



Over the next seven years, Sony’s U.S. presence grew from three factories and $400 million in revenues to more than 20 business units and $5 billion in revenues. In 1995, Tom assumed the position of Corporate Controller, serving as de facto CFO, directing Sony’s total North American operations, and managing Sony’s U.S. expansion from $7.6 billion to $13 billion in revenues by 2000.



In 2000, Tom assumed responsibility for establishing the Sony VAIO brand in North America. As President of the Information Technology Division, Tom shepherded $1.5 billion in revenue growth in the highly competitive personal computing industry between 2000 and 2004.



With an impeccably strong performance record, Tom was also designated Deputy President of Sony Electronics Engineering, Manufacturing and Customer Service in 2001, a position he held until 2004. As leader of Sony’s North American manufacturing and engineering business, Tom achieved record profit performance for Sony Electronics and the U.S. engineering and manufacturing division while overseeing a variety of major strategic business initiatives for Sony in North America.