When Michael Woodford was made president of Olympus, he became the first Westerner ever to climb to the top of one of Japan s corporate giants. Unfortunately, soon after, his dream job turned into a nightmare. Woodford learned about a series of bizarre mergers and acquisitions deals totaling $1.7 billion a scandal that threatened to bring down the entire company if exposed.
Just weeks later, he was fired in a boardroom coup that shocked Japan and the business world. Woodford fled the country in fear for his life and went straight to the press making him the first CEO of a global multinational to blow the whistle on his own company.
Now Woodford recounts his almost unbelievable true story and paints a devastating portrait of corporate Japan.
His story is filled with mystery, suspense, and betrayal. Management Today
A gripping chronicle. Kirkus Reviews
I had walked into a John Grisham novel. Michael Woodford
Exposure: Inside the Olympus Scandal: How I Went from CEO to Whistleblower
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Author(s)Michael Woodford
PublisherPortfolio
ISBN / ASIN1591846889
ISBN-139781591846888
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