Tyco International Ltd has appointed John A. Krol, the former Chairman and Chief Executive of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, to Tyco’s Board of Directors. Mr Krol, 65, 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.
Tyco has also appointed Eric M. Pillmore to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Corporate Governance, effective immediately. Mr Pillmore has been serving as the Senior Vice President, CFO and Secretary of Multilink Technology Corporation. From 1996–2000 he worked for GI, ultimately holding the position of Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer.
