東芝總裁因會計醜聞引咎辭職

The chief executive of Toshiba resigned Tuesday in response to revelations the company inflated its profits by $1.2 billion over the course of several years.

An independent report blamed the scandal on pressure from company leaders to meet difficult targets and a corporate culture that did not allow for employees to challenge their bosses.

CEO Hisao Tanaka bowed before cameras in Tokyo and took blame for the scheme, which dates back to 2008.

"The responsibility lies in the management, including myself," he said. "As a response, I am stepping down from the post as the CEO and president."

Toshiba Chairman Masashi Muromachi will serve as an interim replacement for Tanaka.

Two other high-level Toshiba figures, Norio Sasaki and Atsutoshi Nishida, are also stepping down for their involvement.

The company's stock rose six percent Tuesday, rebounding from recent losses.日本東芝公司總裁田中久雄星期二辭職。之前該公司被揭露在幾年的時間裏將利潤誇大了12億美元。東芝誇大利潤事件始於2008年。

一份獨立報告將這一醜聞歸咎於公司高層施加壓力，要求達到難以完成的目標，以及不許員工挑戰老闆的企業文化。

田中久雄在東京面對衆多記者的攝像鏡頭鞠躬致歉，引咎辭職。他說：“責任在管理層，包括我自己。作爲迴應，我辭去首席執行官和總裁的職務。”

東芝董事長室町正志將臨時替代田中的職務。東芝的另外兩名高管佐佐木則夫和西田厚聰也將辭職。東芝股票星期二從最近的跌勢反彈，上漲6%。