Michael woodford biography

For other people named Michael Woodford, see Michael Woodford (disambiguation).

English businessman

Michael Christopher Woodford, MBE (born 12 June 1960) is an English businessman who was formerly president and COO (April 2011) and CEO (October 2011) of Japan-based optics and reprography products manufacturer Olympus Corporation.^[2]

Joining Olympus in 1981 and rising to manage its European operations, Woodford was the first non-Japanese person to be appointed as the company's CEO in October 2011,^[3] having "exceeded expectations" as president and chief operating officer for the previous six months.^[4] Within two months, he became a central figure in exposing the Olympus scandal, having been removed from his position after serving two weeks, when he persisted in questioning fees in excess of US$1 billion that Olympus had paid to obscure companies, which appeared to have been used to hide old losses and to have co Curriculum Vitae MICHAEL WOODFORD July 2017 John Bates Clark ...

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