Management Team

Tom Lynch
Chief Executive Officer

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Tom Lynch is the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Tyco Electronics, one of the world’s largest providers of engineered electronic components, network solutions, undersea telecommunication systems and specialty products. With fiscal 2008 sales of US$14.8 billion* , Tyco Electronics has approximately 75,000 employees in 50 countries.

Mr. Lynch joined Tyco International in September 2004 as President of Tyco Engineered Products & Services (TEPS), a global manufacturer of industrial valves and controls. He was promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Tyco Electronics in January 2006.

Mr. Lynch joined Tyco International from Motorola, where he served as Executive Vice President of Motorola, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Motorola’s Personal Communications sector, a leading supplier of cellular handsets. Prior to this role, he served as President of the Integrated Electronics Systems sector, of which automotive was the largest market segment.

Prior to Motorola, Mr. Lynch was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Satellite and Broadcast Network Systems segment for General Instrument Corporation.

Mr. Lynch serves as a Director of the U.S.-China Business Council, the leading organization of U.S. companies engaged in business with the People’s Republic of China; Vice Chairman of Rider University's Board of Trustees; a member of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee; and a member of the Board of Directors for Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Mr. Lynch has a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from Rider University, New Jersey, U.S.

About Tyco Electronics
Tyco Electronics Ltd. is a leading global provider of engineered electronic components, network solutions, undersea telecommunication systems and specialty products, with fiscal 2008 sales of US$14.8 billion to customers in more than 150 countries. We design, manufacture and market products for customers in a broad array of industries including automotive; data communication systems and consumer electronics; telecommunications; aerospace, defense and marine; medical; and alternative energy and lighting. With approximately 7,000 engineers and worldwide manufacturing, sales and customer service capabilities, Tyco Electronics' commitment is our customers' advantage.

* Includes revenue from the company’s former Wireless Systems segment, which will be reported as a discontinued operation beginning in the fiscal third quarter of 2009.