CORK, Ireland, May 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Tyco (NYSE: TYC)
today announced the appointment of Girish
Rishi as Executive Vice President, North America
Installation & Services and Tyco Retail Solutions. In
this role, Mr. Rishi will have responsibility for Tyco's commercial
fire and security businesses in the U.S. and Canada, a segment with nearly $3.9 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2014, as
well as the global Tyco Retail Solutions vertical market
business. He will report to George
Oliver, Tyco's Chief Executive Officer. Most recently,
Mr. Rishi served as Senior Vice President, Enterprise Visibility
and Mobility, with Zebra Technologies.
"Girish has deep software and hardware technology expertise that
will be particularly valuable as we seek to build on our strong
positions in the North America and
global retail markets by offering new technology-enabled
solutions," said Mr. Oliver. "He also has a strong record of
leadership in transformative environments, from startups to
large-company divisions, including reshaping product portfolios and
business models, as well as guiding complex business
integrations."
Prior to his most recent role with Zebra Technologies, Mr. Rishi
oversaw product development, product management and engineering for
the Enterprise division of Motorola Solutions. Previously, he
held positions of increasing responsibility with Symbol
Technologies, ranging from sales and marketing roles to general
management responsibility for several global regions. Mr.
Rishi holds a bachelor's degree in commerce from the University of
Mumbai, India, a master's degree
in business administration from the University
of Hartford, and a master's degree in international public
policy from Johns Hopkins
University.
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 57,000 employees in more
than 900 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.
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