Shuichi Takayama

Scandal-hit Olympus appoints 8 outsiders to board
Olympus Corp. executive officer Hiroyuki Sasa, left, speaks at a Feb. 27 news conference announcing his promotion to company president. Current President Shuichi Takayama is on the right. (Taku Hosokawa)
February 28, 2012
Olympus Corp. announced a new lineup of executives on Feb. 27 as part of efforts to regain public trust following a huge scandal over accounting fraud.
Troubled Olympus foresees 0.8 percent growth in...
Olympus Corp. President Shuichi Takayama talks in a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13. (Shohei Makiuchi)
February 14, 2012
Despite management turmoil and a financial auditing scandal, Olympus Corp. said on Feb. 13 that it did not suffer serious damage to its core businesses, especially those in its ...
Olympus to choose new management, president to step ...
Olympus Corp. plans to choose new management members on April 20. (Photo by Louis Templado)
February 06, 2012
Scandal-ridden Olympus Corp. plans to hold an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting on April 20 to choose new management members, the company said Feb. 5.
Olympus ex-CEO Woodford attacks Japan investors as...
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...
Olympus president Kikukawa demoted
Tsuyoshi Kikukawa (The Asahi Shimbun)
October 26, 2011
Olympus Corp. announced Oct. 26 that its president, Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, had been demoted to director amid a widening scandal over the company's business deals.
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