Timeline April 2012

Events in April 2012 8

• 1913 – 2012 Maersk Møller Shipping Giant Turned Maersk into the worlds largest container shipping line, a pillar of the Danish economy.
• 1940 – 2012 Levon Helm (1940-2012) Died 19 April 2012, aged 71 American musician and drummer-vocalist for the roots-rock group the Band. He died of complications from throat cancer.
• 2012 John Mellencamp's musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County opens With Stephen King A musical written with Stephen King.
• 2012 Kaz Hirai becomes CEO — One Sony strategy Kazuo Hirai becomes Sony CEO in April 2012, replacing Howard Stringer who had led the company since 2005. Hirai announces the 'One Sony' strategy — restructuring the sprawling conglomerate around three core businesses: gaming (PlayStation), mobile (Sony Xperia smartphones) and imaging. He sells Sony's Vaio PC business to Japan Industrial Partners, spins off the TV division and announces 10,000 job cuts. One Sony is Sony's most decisive restructuring in decades.
• 2012 Facebook acquires Instagram Photo-sharing app bought for roughly $1 billion Facebook announced it would acquire the photo-sharing startup Instagram, then just two years old with no revenue, in a deal of cash and stock. The purchase was widely seen as a defensive move to secure Facebook's position in mobile photo sharing.
• 2012 Kim Jong-un becomes North Korea's Supreme Leader Formal consolidation of power after his father's death Kim Jong-un was named First Chairman of the National Defence Commission, completing his formal succession as North Korea's leader following Kim Jong-il's death in December 2011. He had already been declared Supreme Commander of the armed forces in December 2011.
• 2012 The Miracles inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Belated induction Inducted 25 years after Smokey's solo induction.
• 2012 2012 World Snooker Championship O’Sullivan Dominance Winner: Ronnie O’Sullivan; Runner-up: Ali Carter. Score: 18–11.