NEUHAUSEN, Switzerland,
May 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Tyco
(NYSE: TYC) today announced the appointment of Andrea Greco as Senior Vice President, Global
Sourcing & Procurement and Real Estate. Mr. Greco joins Tyco
from Unisys Corporation, where he served as Chief Procurement
Officer and Vice President, Corporate Real Estate, for the past
five years. He reports to George
Oliver, Tyco's Chief Executive Officer.
In this newly created role, Mr. Greco will have responsibility
for Tyco's global sourcing, procurement and real estate functions,
and will co-lead the company's logistics and distribution
operations with Colleen Repplier,
President, Fire Protection Products.
"We are pleased to have Andrea join us in this critical role,
which will have broad impact on our operating costs globally," said
Mr. Oliver. "We have a real opportunity to accelerate our
progress in managing our supply chain spend and matching our
physical footprint to our more focused company. Andrea's impressive
record of leadership in sourcing and operations will enable us to
more holistically align our operations with the needs of our
businesses."
Before Unisys, Mr. Greco was Chief Operating Officer for Fila
USA, Inc., from 2007 to 2009.
Previously, he held supply chain leadership positions of increasing
responsibility over a 13-year period with Electronic Data Systems,
Fila USA, PartMiner, Inc., and
Ernst & Young.
Mr. Greco earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from
Università L. Bocconi in Milan,
Italy, and a Master of Science degree in Management from
Purdue University in West Lafayette,
Ind.
ABOUT TYCO
Tyco (NYSE: TYC) is the world's largest
pure-play fire protection and security company. Tyco provides more
than three million customers around the globe with the latest fire
protection and security products and services. A company with $10+
billion in revenue, Tyco has approximately 65,000 employees in more
than 1,000 locations across 50 countries serving various end
markets, including commercial, institutional, governmental, retail,
industrial, energy, residential and small business. For more
information, visit the new www.tyco.com.
SOURCE Tyco