Toshiba Boss Steps Down Amid Accounting Scandal – Reports

© REUTERS / Issei Kato/FilesToshiba Corp President and Chief Executive Officer Hisao Tanaka bows at the start of news conference on panel to examine accounting issues in Tokyo in this May 15, 2015 file photo
Toshiba Corp President and Chief Executive Officer Hisao Tanaka bows at the start of news conference on panel to examine accounting issues in Tokyo in this May 15, 2015 file photo - Sputnik International
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The head of Japan’s electronics conglomerate Toshiba, Hisao Tanaka, has stepped down after an investigation revealed his role in a major accounting scandal, the company announced Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Hisao Tanaka, and his predecessor and current Vice Chairman Norio Sasaki have been involved in "accounting malpractices" over the span of seven years, the Guardian said.

Incumbent Chairman Masashi Muromachi will reportedly take over as Toshiba chief executive during the interim period.

Tanaka’s resignation was far from a surprise decision after the top executive became embroiled in a damaging scandal.

The panel of investigators said Monday, he had been trying to drive up profits by setting unrealistic targets for employees and overstating gains in company papers since the early 2000s.

The company's profits slumped in the wake of the global economic crisis and the 2011 earthquake in Japan, which also caused a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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