Michael Woodford
November 26, 2012
LONDON--Michael Woodford, the former CEO-turned-whistleblower of Japan's Olympus, is close to signing a movie deal with the British film production company run by the sons of...
September 29, 2012
Sony is expanding its sprawling electronics to movies business empire with a new venture--looking inside the human body.
September 25, 2012
Japanese camera and medical equipment maker Olympus Corp and three of its former executives pleaded guilty on Sept. 25 over charges related to a $1.7 billion accounting...
May 29, 2012
LONDON -- Michael Woodford, the ousted Olympus chief executive, has reached an out-of-court settlement with his former Japanese employer for unfair dismissal on grounds of...
May 29, 2012
LONDON -- The case for unfair dismissal brought by former Olympus CEO Michael Woodford following the uncovering of one of Japan's biggest corporate frauds was delayed on May 28,...
April 20, 2012
Shareholders of Olympus Corp. voted in a new board on April 20 but the firm's British ex-CEO, whose dismissal six months ago unveiled the biggest scandal in corporate Japan for ...
April 19, 2012
Michael Woodford, who blew the whistle on massive fraud at Olympus Corp., isn't optimistic about winning change at the shareholders' meeting set for April 20. But he hopes for...
April 02, 2012
A former executive implicated in suspected window-dressing in Britain is now in charge of drawing up accounting and securities reports at Olympus Corp.
March 18, 2012
Two individuals who blew the whistle on Olympus Corp.'s shady business dealings will publish books in April describing their experiences.
March 01, 2012
LONDON -- Michael Woodford, the ousted Olympus chief executive who blew the whistle on one of Japan's most high-profile frauds, vowed he would hold his former employer to...
December 26, 2011
Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of Softbank Corp., was named best company president for the second straight year in a survey of business leaders in Japan.
December 15, 2011
The whistleblower in Japan's Olympus Corp scandal, ex-CEO Michael Woodford, blasted Japanese shareholders on Dec. 15 for failing to stand up for him, amid signs that domestic...
December 14, 2011
Olympus Corp. submitted revised earnings reports on Dec. 14, meeting a deadline to avoid being removed from the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It still risks getting delisted later on...
December 14, 2011
Olympus Corp's ousted CEO, Michael Woodford, was to meet on Dec. 14 a panel of lawmakers from Japan's ruling Democratic Party looking at ways to tighten corporate governance in ...
November 28, 2011
Following is an abridged transcript of the news conference held by former Olympus president Michael Woodford at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on Nov. 25:
November 26, 2011
Michael Woodford was ousted as CEO of Olympus Corp. when he confronted board members about a series of suspicious payments and acquisitions. The company has since admitted to...
November 25, 2011
Former Olympus Corp. CEO Michael Woodford slammed fellow senior executives of the firm for doing a “great job of wrecking it,” but said his first board meeting since being...
November 25, 2011
Three executives of Japan's Olympus Corp resigned on Nov. 24 ahead of a boardroom showdown with ousted CEO Michael Woodford, as the British whistleblower said he would not be...
November 24, 2011
Former Olympus CEO Michael Woodford met on Nov. 24 with Tokyo prosecutors, who are investigating an accounting scandal at the once venerable camera maker, a day before...
November 22, 2011
LONDON -- The sacked chief executive of Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp says he has accepted an invitation to attend its board meeting this week, in what could be a hopeful sign ...