- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Martin Woods2020-05-04T13:47:00
If there’s anything to be learned from recent examples, it’s that whistleblowers do more than anyone to speak truth to power. That’s why it’s so important they are both listened to and properly protected and rewarded.
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