Ed Breen
1978 alumnus, College Trustee
and CEO of Tyco International Ltd.

On July 25, 2002, Tyco International Ltd. named Ed Breen, the former President and Chief Operating Officer of Motorola, Inc., as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company.

Tyco International is a leader in electronics, telecommunications, fire and security services, healthcare services, plastics, adhesives, engineering products and services, flow control, electrical and metal products, fire and building products and infrastructure services.

John F. Fort, Lead Director of Tyco, said, "The appointment of Ed Breen as Chairman and CEO is a defining moment for Tyco. Ed has a superb record of tackling very difficult and complex business challenges, creating effective strategies and methodically executing on his plans. Over the years he has delivered consistently strong results while demanding the highest standards of corporate conduct. He developed General Instrument into an industry leader in cable and satellite equipment manufacturing and then played a key role in leading Motorola back to profitability. Ed has a well-earned reputation for making the right decisions quickly with a no-nonsense management style and a sharp focus on the interests of investors, customers and employees. Equally important, his personal and professional integrity are unassailable."

With corporate offices in Pembroke, Bermuda, and Exeter, New Hampshire, Tyco is the world's largest manufacturer and installer of fire and safety systems and the largest provider of electronic security services in North America and the United Kingdom.

Tyco companies employ more than 250,000 people around the world, had fiscal 2001 revenues of approximately $36 billion and operates in all 50 states and more than 100 countries.

Prior to his appointment at Tyco, Breen served as president and chief operating officer of Motorola, Inc., a post that began in January 2002, and served on the Motorola board of directors.

Breen joined Motorola in January 2000, when General Instrument Corporation and Motorola merged. He served as chairman, president and CEO of General Instrument. After the merger, Breen was named executive vice president of Motorola and president of Motorola’s Broadband Communications Sector (BCS). Subsequently, he headed the Networks Sector, which includes the Global Telecom Solutions Sector, the Commercial, Government and Industrial Solutions Sector and BCS. Breen was named Motorola president and chief operating officer-elect in October 2001 and assumed his new role as president and COO on Jan. 1, 2002. Chris Galvin, chairman and chief executive officer, and Breen together comprise the two-person Office of the Chairman that leads Motorola.

Breen was president of the Broadband Networks Group for General Instrument from 1996 to 1997. From 1994 to 1996, he served as executive vice president of terrestrial systems, where he directed the division’s terrestrial products worldwide and managed the division’s addressable, distribution and telephony strategic business units.

From 1988 to 1994, as senior vice president of sales, Breen was responsible for the terrestrial products worldwide sales organization. This included overseeing sales personnel and activities in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Breen joined General Instrument in 1978.

In December 1999, Breen was ranked one of the top fifteen of CableFAX Magazine’s 100 most influential people in cable. In 1998, Breen won the National Cable Television Association’s Vanguard Award for high achievers in cable. He is a director of CommScope, Inc.

Breen graduated with a bachelor of science degree in business administration and economics. He is married to the former Lynn Branstner, also a Grove City College graduate of 1978. They have three children and live in New Hope, Pa.