PEMBROKE, Bermuda, March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE:TYC)(BSX:TYC) today announced the appointment of Arun Nayar as the company's new Senior Vice President and Treasurer. Nayar, whose appointment is effective today, will be based in Princeton, NJ and report to Chief Financial Officer Christopher Coughlin. "We are pleased to welcome Arun to our team," said Coughlin. "Arun brings a wealth of financial leadership skills and experience to Tyco and a proven track record as a global financial executive." Nayar joins Tyco from Pepsico, Inc., where he most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Operations, and prior to that as Vice President and Assistant Treasurer for its Capital Markets group. His career in finance spans more than 35 years and includes 11 years at the engineering company ABB Ltd. and 11 years at Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Prior to that, he was an audit manager with Arthur Andersen LLP in Saudia Arabia. Nayar began his career as an audit clerk at Hays Allan, an accounting firm in London, England. He received his bachelor's degree in Economics from India's University of Delhi, India and is a chartered accountant. ABOUT TYCO INTERNATIONAL Tyco International (NYSE:TYC) is a diversified, global company that provides vital products and services to customers in more than 60 countries. Tyco is a leading provider of security products and services, fire protection and detection products and services, valves and controls, and other industrial products. Tyco had 2007 revenue of more than $18 billion and has 118,000 employees worldwide. More information on Tyco can be found at http://www.tyco.com/. DATASOURCE: Tyco International CONTACT: Paul Fitzhenry, +1-609-720-4261, , or Ed Arditte, +1-609-720-4621, or Karen Chin, +1-609-720-4398, all of Tyco International Web site: http://www.tyco.com/

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