Scandal-hit Mitsubishi Electric gives outside directors a majority

New president aims to change insular culture where others failed

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The repeated scandals at Mitsubishi Electric, whose portfolio ranges from air-conditioning systems to industrial robots and semiconductors, have been blamed on an insular corporate culture.

YUTA FUKUSHIMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Electric will make outside directors a majority of its board and set up a team to reform its corporate culture in response to a slew of quality control scandals, President and CEO Kei Uruma told Nikkei on Monday.

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