奥林巴斯三位董事辞职

时间：2011-11-25 06:42:26

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Three directors have quit the Japanese camera-maker Olympus, which is embroiled1 in one of the country's worst corporate2 scandals.

日本相机生产商奥林巴斯的三位董事已经辞职，奥林巴斯日前陷入一场严重的公司丑闻。

The firm admitted covering up huge losses for decades after former boss Michael Woodford questioned massive payments made to consultants3.

Mr Woodford, who was sacked last month, has held a meeting with the board that he described as constructive4.

Shares in the company rose by 25% amid hope that the firm can avoid delisting（停止上市） .

Mr Woodford had questioned about $1.3bn (£840m) in advisory5 fees paid to obscure（模糊的） firms, as well as money spent on takeovers that was subsequently largely written off.

Olympus initially6 denied wrongdoing, but then admitted it had been covering up huge investment losses.

Chief's return?

Mr Woodford was able to attend the board meeting because he currently remains7 a director of the company.

The three former directors who will now not be present include Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, who resigned as chairman last month, but until Thursday remained in a non-executive role.

The two other directors who have now stood down from the board are the firm's former vice8 president and former auditor9.

Olympus has until 14 December to file its latest six-month results or else be delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Mr Woodford, who has the backing of several of Olympus' largest shareholders10, has said he would be prepared to return to the chief executive position.

However, most analysts12 say it is unlikely that the Olympus board will reappoint him.

Analyst11 Martin Schulz, from Tokyo-based Fujitsu Research Institute, told the BBC's Asia Business Report: "It will most likely be someone else who has been following the scandal [this is appointed the new chief executive].

"I would rather guess it will be someone from within the company, from the successful core of the company, which has a very high interest of getting this company going again."

The decision to sack Mr Woodford was taken unanimously（全体一致地） by the Olympus board.


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1 embroiled 77258f75da8d0746f3018b2caba91b5f     
adj.卷入的；纠缠不清的
参考例句：
  • He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。
  • John and Peter were quarrelling, but Mary refused to get embroiled. 约翰和彼得在争吵，但玛丽不愿卷入。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 corporate 7olzl     
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
参考例句：
  • This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
  • His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
3 consultants c6fbb5ca6219111731f9c4c4d2675810     
顾问( consultant的名词复数 )； 高级顾问医生，会诊医生
参考例句：
  • a firm of management consultants 管理咨询公司
  • There're many consultants in hospital. 医院里有很多会诊医生。
4 constructive AZDyr     
adj.建设的，建设性的
参考例句：
  • We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
  • He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。
5 advisory lKvyj     
adj.劝告的，忠告的，顾问的，提供咨询
参考例句：
  • I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
  • He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。
6 initially 273xZ     
adv.最初，开始
参考例句：
  • The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
  • Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
7 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
8 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
9 auditor My5ziV     
n.审计员，旁听着
参考例句：
  • The auditor was required to produce his working papers.那个审计员被要求提供其工作底稿。
  • The auditor examines the accounts of all county officers and departments.审计员查对所有县官员及各部门的帐目。
10 shareholders 7d3b0484233cf39bc3f4e3ebf97e69fe     
n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
  • the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任
11 analyst gw7zn     
n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家
参考例句：
  • What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
  • The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
12 analysts 167ff30c5034ca70abe2d60a6e760448     
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

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