Tyco beefs up its China leadership

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Tyco beefs up its China leadership

Manufacturing conglomerate Tyco International recently appointed two key hires to represent Tyco in China.

The company named Michael T. Byrnes as vice president of public affairs and president of Tyco China, and Ross L. Ma as director of communications for China.

Throughout China, Tyco has nearly 28,000 employees and numerous facilities representing each of the company's five business segments including electronics, healthcare, fire and security, engineered products and services, and plastics and adhesives.

Byrnes most recently served as chief representative and vice president of China operations for Rockwell International. He will serve as Tyco's primary liaison to national, provincial and municipal Chinese government officials, coordinating the company’s interests relating to trade, investment, regulatory affairs and US-China relations.

Prior to Tyco, Ma worked at a number of leading multinational companies in China including Boeing, Burson Marsteller and Edelman. At Tyco, he will be responsible for leading the company's communications, branding and employee communications activities in China

With 2004 revenue of $40 billion, Tyco employs approximately 250,000 people worldwide.

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