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Japan's Olympus names Stefan Kaufmann as next CEO in medtech pivot

gdelacruz57
Oct 26, 2022
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Tokyo, October 21. 2022 (Reuters) -- Olympus Corp (7733.T) said on Friday that Stefan Kaufmann would become the endoscope maker's chief executive next year, becoming one of the few foreigners to run a major Japanese company.

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