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Exposure

From President to Whistleblower at Olympus

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Exposure

By: Michael Woodford
Narrated by: Roy McMillan
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The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Michael Woodford's autobiographical account, Exposure: Inside the Olympus Scandal, read by Roy McMillan.

Shortly after Michael Woodford was made President and CEO of Olympus, his dream job turned into a nightmare. After discovering a series of bizarre mergers and acquisitions deals totalling $1.7 billion, he turned to his fellow executives and within weeks he was fired in a boardroom coup that shocked the international business world. Woodford went straight to the press - becoming the first CEO of a multinational to blow the whistle on his own company. Exposure is a deeply personal memoir that reads like a thriller.

 Business Professionals & Academics True Crime White Collar & Corporate Crime

Critic reviews

Woodford's story has the hallmarks of a John Grisham novel. A brilliantly gripping book, with a great hero at its heart.
The kind of integrity and courage that Woodford displayed is unusual.
Woodford tells his tale like a thriller. A fine book by a fine man who did the right thing.
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)
Michael Woodford took a considerable risk in exposing wrongdoing. He was a study of boldness in action (Lionel Barber)
The most celebrated international whistleblower of recent times... his story is filled with mystery, suspense, duplicity and betrayal
The business book of the year has to be Michael Woodford's Exposure (Rosamund Urwin)
In a world increasingly dominated by global multinationals, he just felt someone had to speak out
He lost his job for his integrity
Michael Woodford has proven himself a hero, though he never wanted the battle. He risked everything (Clive Stafford Smith)
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A fascinating story but the book is a disappointment. The characters weren't really brought to life.

The narrator sounded more suited to a children's book than a corporate thriller.

Interesting story let down by the book

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Slightly slower ending to explain all the details but overall very enjoyable and interesting listen.

Very happy I chose this book.

Well explained and shows the personal perspective

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One of those true stories you hope will inspire others to blow the whistle on corruption in their workplace. Because nothing changes without people like Michael Woodford who are prepared to risk everything for what is right.

Great book about a brave man who risked everything to expose corruption in his own company

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A truly staggering real life story about the perils of group think in corporate leadership. Well written.

The world needs more people like this

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Having visited Japan in 1990s I thoroughly enjoyed the book and the way it was portrayed.

Brilliant book

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