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Who We Are
Board of Directors
Committed to the Highest Standards of Integrity and Excellence
Tyco's Board of Directors (the Board) is composed of world-class leaders with diverse perspectives and solid experience. The mission of the Board is to promote the long-term value and health of the company in the interests of the shareholders and set an ethical "tone at the top." To this end, the Board provides management with strategic guidance, and also ensures that management adopts and implements procedures designed to promote the highest standards of honesty, integrity and ethics throughout the organization.
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Edward D. Breen Edward D. Breen has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tyco International Ltd. since July 2002. Prior to joining Tyco, Mr. Breen was President and Chief Operating Officer of Motorola from January 2002 to July2002; Executive Vice President and President of Motorola's Networks Sector from January 2001 to January 2002; Executive Vice President and President of Motorola's Broadband Communication Sector from January 2000 to January 2001; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of General Instrument Corporation ("GI") from December 1997 to January 2000; and, prior to December 1997, President of GI's Broadband Networks Group. Mr. Breen also serves as the lead director of Comcast Corporation.
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Bruce Gordon Bruce Gordon became a director of Tyco in January 2003 and was appointed lead director in March 2008. From August 2005 through April 2007, Mr. Gordon served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Until his retirement in December 2003, he was the President of Retail Markets at Verizon Communications, Inc. Prior to the merger of Bell Atlantic Corporation and GTE, which formed Verizon in July of 2000, Mr. Gordon fulfilled a variety of positions at Bell Atlantic Corporation, including Group President, Vice President of Marketing and Sales and Vice President of Sales. Mr. Gordon also serves as a director of CBS Corporation and Northrop Grumman Corporation.
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Rajiv Gupta Mr. Gupta has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rohm and Haas Company, a worldwide producer of specialty materials, from 1999 to the present. Previously, he served as Vice Chairman of Rohm and Haas Company from 1998 to 1999, Director of Electronic Materials business from 1996 to 1999, and Vice President and Regional Director of the Asia - Pacific Region from 1993 to 1998. Mr. Gupta holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, a Master's of Science in operations research from Cornell University and a Master's of Business Administration in finance from Drexel University. Mr. Gupta also is a director of The Vanguard Group and Hewlett-Packard.
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Timothy M. Donahue Timothy M. Donahue became a director of Tyco in March 2008. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Donahue was Executive Chairman of Sprint Nextel Corporation from August 2005 to December 2006. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Nextel Communications, Inc. He began his career with Nextel in January 1996 as President and Chief Operating Officer. Before joining Nextel, Mr. Donahue served as Northeast Regional President for AT&T Wireless Services operations from 1991 to 1996. Prior to that, he served as President for McCaw Cellular’s paging division in 1986 and was named McCaw’s President for the U.S. central region in 1989. He is also a director of the Eastman Kodak Company and NVR Inc. and is the lead director of Covidien Ltd.
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Brian Duperreault Mr. Duperreault joined our Board in March 2004. Mr. Duperreault currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Marsh and McLellan Companies, Inc. Previously, Mr. Duperreault served as Chairman of ACE Limited, an international provider of a broad range of insurance and reinsurance products, since October 1994. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of ACE Limited from October 1994 through May 2004, and as its President from October 1994 through November 1999. Prior to joining ACE, Mr. Duperreault had been employed with American Insurance Group ("AIG") since 1973 and served in various senior executive positions with AIG and its affiliates from 1978 until September 1994. Mr. Duperreault also serves as a director of the Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited.
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John A. Krol John A. Krol has been a director of Tyco since August 2002, and served as lead director from August 2002 until March 2008. Mr. Krol is the former Chairman and Chief Executive of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. He joined E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company in 1963 as a chemist, working his way up through the company to senior management positions, and was appointed Vice Chairman of the company in 1992 and Chairman and CEO in 1998. Mr. Krol also serves on the Board of Directors for Ace Limited and Milliken & Company, a private company. He also serves on the Advisory Board for Bechtel Corporation.
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Brendan R. O'Neill Brendan R. O'Neill has been a director of Tyco since March 2003. Dr. O'Neill is the former Chief Executive of Imperial Chemical Industries PLC (ICI). Prior to Dr. O'Neill's career at ICI, he held numerous positions at Guinness PLC, including Chief Executive of Guinness Brewing Worldwide Ltd, Managing Director International Region of United Distillers, and Director of Financial Control. Dr. O'Neill also held positions at HSBC Holdings PLC, BICC PLC and the Ford Motor Company. Dr. O'Neill is also a director of The Rank Group Plc, Endurance Specialty Holding Ltd., Aegis Group plc and Watson Wyatt & Company Holdings.
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William S. Stavropoulos William S. Stavropoulos became a director of Tyco in March 2007. Until his retirement in 2006, Mr. Stavropoulos was the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dow Chemical Company. He spent his entire career at Dow, beginning as a research chemist and business manager and later assuming operating roles of increasing regional and global responsibility. Mr. Stavropoulos graduated from Fordham University with a Bachelor of Science in pharmaceutical chemistry and from the University of Washington with a Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry. Mr. Stavropoulos also serves as a director of Chemical Financial Corporation, NCR Corporation and Maersk Corporation. He is also a trustee of Fidelity Group Mutual Funds and President and Founder of Michigan Baseball Foundation.
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Sandra S. Wijnberg Sandra S. Wijnberg has been a director of Tyco since March 2003. In March 2007, Ms. Wijnberg was named Chief Administrative Officer of Aquiline Holdings LLC. From January 2000 to March 2006, Ms. Wijnberg served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Before joining Marsh & McLennan, Ms. Wijnberg served as a Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. and held various positions at PepsiCo, Inc., Morgan Stanley Group, Inc. and American Express Company. Ms. Wijnberg is a director of Tygris Commercial Finance Group and Futurity First Financial Corporation.
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Jerome B. York Jerome B. York has been a director of Tyco since November 2002. Mr. York is former Chairman, President and CEO of Micro Warehouse, Inc. Before Mr. York joined Micro Warehouse he was the Vice Chairman of Tracinda Corporation from 1995 to 1999, Chief Financial Officer of IBM Corporation from 1993 to 1995 and held various positions at Chrysler Corporation from 1979 to 1993. Mr. York also serves as a director of Apple Computer, Inc. and Dana Holding Corporation.
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R. David Yost R. David Yost was elected to the Tyco Board of Directors in March 2009. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of AmerisourceBergen, a comprehensive pharmaceutical services provider and has held a variety of leadership roles with the company and its predecessors over the last 35 years. He is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and earned his MBA degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. Mr. Yost also serves on the Board of Directors of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and the Board of Trustees of Penn Medicine.
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LEADERSHIP WITH INTEGRITY
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Tyco's senior management team. |
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Tyco's Audit Committee, Compensation and Human Resources Committee, and the Nominating and Governance Committee. |
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Tyco's mission and values, responsibilities, and a culture of integrity and accountability. |
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