NEUHAUSEN, Switzerland,
April 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- Tyco (NYSE: TYC) announced today the appointment of
Brian Young as Senior Vice
President, Global Enterprise Sales. In this newly created
role, Mr. Young will lead the development of the sales function
across the company's business lines globally and will have direct
management responsibility for Tyco's Retail Solutions and Global
Accounts businesses. Most recently, Mr. Young served as Vice
President, Global Sales Operations, for 3M. He reports to
George Oliver, Tyco's Chief
Executive Officer, and serves on Tyco's Management Team and
Executive Council.
"We are pleased to have an accomplished executive such as Brian
join us in this critical role," said Mr. Oliver. "To achieve our
growth strategy, we need to sharpen our customer focus and develop
a superior go-to-market model and sales management approach.
Brian's combination of world-class sales and business leadership
experiences will enable us to deliver those as well as develop a
culture of commercial excellence across the company."
Before joining Tyco, Mr. Young had a 28-year career with 3M,
where he advanced through a series of sales, sales management and
business leadership roles in North
America and Europe. Prior
to his most recent role, he led 3M's Canada and Netherlands businesses and the company's
Aerospace division. Previously, Mr. Young was Director, Six Sigma,
for 3M's Industrial and Transportation business and held a series
of sales, sales management and business development roles over 19
years in the Automotive Aftermarket business, beginning as a sales
representative in 1985. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
finance and general business from Miami
University in Oxford,
Ohio.
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
annual revenue, Tyco has over 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 www.tyco.com.
SOURCE Tyco