By: Chuckles
This guy sounds alright. Ya, but does he sound alright, or does he sound alright? Because, if he sounds alright, then that's alright, but if he sounds alright....
View ArticleBy: caution live frogs
This is why I bought from Zeiss. (Not really, but it doesn't make me feel bad that I bought from Zeiss)
View ArticleBy: alms
I had some fond feelings for this company from my days of owning an Olympus OM-1 SLR. That camera is one of the all-time classics, and Olympus made (makes?) great lenses. So I was sad when this story...
View ArticleBy: Flashman
This case is fucking nuts. 5ish billion is unaccounted for The optics are certainly not good.
View ArticleBy: rough ashlar
This case is fucking nuts. 5ish billion is unaccounted for So is missing money makes it nuts? Because other larger groups can not account for over 2 trillion and not much happens over 10 years later.
View ArticleBy: jamjam
When Michael Woodford discovered was tipped to a staggering level of fraud in the optical multinational, Olympus... It shocks me a little that, even now, Woodford apparently does not grasp that he-- as...
View ArticleBy: Sticherbeast
This case is fucking nuts. 5ish billion is unaccounted for, of which 2ish billion was just hush money to the yakuza. It's also scary to think about how much an imploding Olympus could have hurt the...
View ArticleBy: charlie don't surf
This is a pretty standard role as sacrificial lamb, even if Woodford wasn't specifically hired for it. Sometimes struggling companies hire a gaijin CEO or other high executive position because they...
View ArticleBy: figurant
Businessweek had an article on this in February with a lot of details and background. It's well worth the read. Apart from anything else, I had no idea Olympus manufactured medical equipment.
View ArticleBy: Blazecock Pileon
It wasn't just any tuna sandwich – it was a tuna sandwich that would have made British Rail in 1981 proud. This guy sounds alright.
View ArticleBy: 1adam12
He was interviewed on the BBC's HardTalk, which is a good thing to listen to if you enjoy hearing an ill-informed interviewer constantly interrupt her guest.
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When Michael Woodford discovered a staggering level of fraud in the optical multinational, Olympus, he was determined to expose it. As CEO of the company he was promptly fired for his efforts, and...
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