Tyco's Breen Looks Back On Crises

Edward Breen, who last week stepped down as CEO of Tyco International, talks about his 10 years at the company, having taken over in the wake of a scandal, a liquidity crisis and an accounting mess.

Wall Street Journal
Oct 2, 2012

WEST WINDSOR, N.J.—Edward D. Breen stepped down last week after a decade as chief executive of Tyco International Ltd., a period in which he oversaw two breakups.

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