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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