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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe

Fujitsu chair resigns after ‘woman-related inappropriate conduct’

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Hidenori Furuta resigned as chair of Fujitsu on Tuesday. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters

The chair of Fujitsu, the Japanese technology firm at the centre of the Post Office IT scandal, has resigned after its board became aware of his “woman-related inappropriate conduct”.

The company said on Tuesday that Hidenori Furuta had stepped down after two years in the role.

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