Sony CEO Considering NYU Presidency, Leaked Emails Show

Sony CEO Considering NYU Presidency, Leaked Emails Show
Michael Lynton, chief executive officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., gestures as he speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. Sony is targeting sales of $10 billion to $11 billion in their pictures business for the financial year ending March 2018. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Michael Lynton, chief executive officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., gestures as he speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. Sony is targeting sales of $10 billion to $11 billion in their pictures business for the financial year ending March 2018. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton has his eye on John Sexton’s job, a series of leaked correspondences suggests.

Following a November hack on Sony by yet-unidentified persons, executives at the entertainment company have seen their emails and documents made public on the internet. In an email discovered by Buzzfeed’s Matthew Zeitlin, Lyton explained why he would be a suitable candidate to replace John Sexton as NYU’s president:

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