Exposure From President to Whistleblower At Olympus

The business book of the year has to be Michael Woodford's Exposure Evening Standard

The business book of the year has to be Michael Woodford's Exposure Evening Standard The most celebrated international whistleblower of recent times... his story is filled with mystery, suspense, duplicity and betrayal Management Today A sensational account of a man of great courage and principle who got to the top, and blew the whistle to glorious effect. In the corporate world Woodford is too rare and exceptional a breed. -- Jon Snow Channel 4 News A must-read for businesspeople, politicians and would-be movers and shakers Bloomberg The kind of integrity and courage that Woodford displayed is unusual. The Economist Michael Woodford took a considerable risk in exposing wrongdoing. He was a study of boldness in action -- Lionel Barber Financial Times Woodford tells his tale like a thriller. A fine book by a fine man who did the right thing. The Times In a world increasingly dominated by global multinationals, he just felt someone had to speak out Sunday Times Michael Woodford has proven himself a hero, though he never wanted the battle. He risked everything -- Clive Stafford Smith, Founder and Director, Reprieve A gripping chronicle by a corporate whistle-blower who achieved a stunning victory Kirkus He is one of the few foreign businessmen to have penetrated deep inside a Japanese corporation and to report back unflinchingly on what he saw. What he found was not pretty Financial Times Woodford has emerged as a hero, named by at least one British newspaper as its 2011 executive of the year. And rightly so. His gift for candor, so evident as a whistle-blower, serves him well as a memoirist. -- Bryan Burrough, author of Barbarians at the Gate The New York Times Michael Woodford could have spent years turning a blind eye to the shady dealings of executives at Olympus. Instead he dove headfirst into allegations of corporate misconduct Time This memoir of one of Japan's biggest business scandals is for more than corporate governance experts, with its fascinating tale of good versus evil Japan Times