Hayashida

Mr. Woodford said Friday that even though Dr. Hayashida and Mr. Kuruma weren't on the company's board when the four deals took place, the men ignored his concerns about the acquisitions and so can't be seen as unbiased.

Ex-CEO Assails Olympus Kana Inagaki 2011

"I voted in favor because I felt there were slight problems in his management style," Dr. Hayashida said in an interview.

Ex-CEO Assails Olympus Kana Inagaki 2011

Those outside directors are Yasuo Hayashida , a respected doctor who is a visiting professor at Juntendo University, and Hiroshi Kuruma , a former executive at the Nikkei business daily.

Ex-CEO Assails Olympus Kana Inagaki 2011

Dr. Hayashida said he was confident of the panel members' independence and said he faced no pressure from the company management.

Ex-CEO Assails Olympus Kana Inagaki 2011

Dr. Hayashida and Mr. Kuruma last week named six members for the panel, including a former Japan Supreme Court justice, four lawyers and an accountant.

Ex-CEO Assails Olympus Kana Inagaki 2011

Dr. Hayashida and Mr. Kuruma also sought expert advice, Olympus said, though it declined to identify from whom.

Ex-CEO Assails Olympus Kana Inagaki 2011

Japanese crude-steel output is expected to reach little more than 107 million tons in the business year ending March 31, Eiji Hayashida , chairman of the Japan Iron and Steel Federation, said Tuesday.

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"Entering TPP talks has great meaning in promoting domestic investment as well as maintaining and increasing employment, not to mention strengthening of our economy's competitiveness through free trade," said Eiji Hayashida , chairman of the Japan Iron and Steel Federation, in a statement released after Mr. Noda's news conference.

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One of the outside directors at Olympus, Dr. Yasuo Hayashida, has said his expertise was limited solely to medical matters.

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Dr. Hayashida joined the rest of Olympus's directors, most of whom are company executives, in voting to sack Mr. Woodford at an emergency board meeting on Oct. 14.

Ex-CEO Assails Olympus Kana Inagaki 2011