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Executive Officers
In addition to Mr. Breen, Tyco’s Chief Executive Officer who also serves as Chairman of the
Board and whose biographical information is set forth above, the executive officers of Tyco are:
Christopher J. Coughlin—Mr. Coughlin, age 57, has been our Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer since March 2005. Prior to joining Tyco, Mr. Coughlin served as Chief Operating
Officer at Interpublic Group. He joined Interpublic from Pharmacia Corporation, where he was Chief
Financial Officer for six years. Mr. Coughlin also serves as a director of The Dun & Bradstreet
Corporation and Covidien Ltd.
Naren K. Gursahaney—Mr. Gursahaney, age 48, has been President of ADT Worldwide since May
2007. Mr. Gursahaney joined Tyco in 2003 as Senior Vice President of Operational Excellence and
became the President of Tyco Flow Control in January 2005 and President of the Tyco Engineered
Products and Services segment in January 2006. Prior to joining Tyco, Mr. Gursahaney was the
President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Medical Systems-Asia. During his ten year tenure at GE,
Mr. Gursahaney held senior leadership positions in services, marketing and information management
within the Medical Systems and Power Systems divisions and also worked at GE’s corporate
headquarters as the staff executive for the vice chairman and manager of business development. Prior
to GE, Mr. Gursahaney spent four years with Booz Allen & Hamilton in Cleveland, Ohio and worked
as an engineer for Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Baltimore, Maryland and Ashdod, Israel.
Patrick Decker—Mr. Decker, age 45, has been President of Flow Control since May 2007 and was
previously Chief Financial Officer of Tyco Engineered Products and Services and Tyco Plastics and
Adhesives. Prior to joining Tyco in 2003, Mr. Decker spent 13 years serving in a series of key financial
roles at Bristol-Myers Squibb, both in the United States and internationally. Mr. Decker began his
career as an auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers.
George R. Oliver—Mr. Oliver, age 49, has been President of Tyco Safety Products since 2006, was
named President of the Tyco Electrical & Metal Products business in March 2007, and assumed the
leadership of International Fire (Fire Protection Services) in October 2009. Prior to joining Tyco in
2006, Mr. Oliver served in operational roles of increasing responsibility at several General Electric
divisions, most recently as President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Water and Process
Technologies.
Edward C. Arditte—Mr. Arditte, age 54, has been our Senior Vice President, Strategy and Investor
Relations since February 2006, and prior to that was Senior Vice President, Investor Relations from
May 2003. Prior to joining Tyco, Mr. Arditte was employed by BancBoston Capital, Bank of America’s
private equity division, where he served as Chief Financial Officer from January 2002. Prior to that,
Mr. Arditte spent over 15 years at Textron Inc, where he held a number of positions, including Vice
President and Treasurer; and Vice President, Finance and Business Development at one of the
Company’s operating segments.
Carol Anthony (‘‘John’’) Davidson—Mr. Davidson, age 54, has been our Senior Vice President,
Controller and Chief Accounting Officer since January 2004. Prior to joining Tyco, Mr. Davidson was
employed by Dell Inc., where he served as Vice President, Audit, Risk and Compliance. While at Dell
he also served in other senior capacities, including Chief Compliance Officer, Vice President and
Corporate Controller. He joined Dell in 1997 from Eastman Kodak Company, where he worked
16 years in a variety of financial, accounting and auditing positions of increasing responsibility.
John E. Evard, Jr.—Mr. Evard, age 63, has been our Senior Vice President and Chief Tax Officer
since December 2002. Prior to joining Tyco, Mr. Evard was Vice President, Tax of United Technologies
Corporation from August 2000. Prior to joining United Technologies, Mr. Evard held a number of
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