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TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp Chief Executive Nobuaki Kurumatani plans to step down as other board members consider his future at the industrial conglomerate amid controversy over a $20 billion buyout bid from his former employer, CVC Capital Partners, a source with knowledge of his decision said.
FILE PHOTO: Toshiba Corp s CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani attends a news conference at the company s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, May 15, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Kurumatani, who has run the company for three years, faces a board meeting on Wednesday that will consider removing him, according to the source and another one with knowledge of the discussion. Local media said company Chairman Satoshi Tsunakawa was a possible successor.