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The Rise And Fall of

Dennis Kozlowski

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Debendra Nayak 87
Piyush Kumar 88
Pooja Khandelwal 85
Roma 83
Saourav Jha 86
Priyanka 84
The Dennis Kozlowski
 Born November 16 1946 Newark.
 Spent early age in humble circumstances.
 Used to deceive by telling others that his
father is a police detective.
 Easy going kid.He did well in school
without too much hard work.
 Elected as class politician in 1964.
 Kozlowski joined Tyco in 1975, becoming CEO
in 1992.
 Did a wonderful work by many strategic
acquisition and merger.
Tyco Background

 Fire & Security products


 Electronics
 Health Care
 Engineered Products & Services
Tyco Background

 Security & Fire Suppression Systems


 Automobile parts
 Firefighter equipment
 Medical diagnostic equipment
 Water purification systems
Mission Statement

 “We will increase the value of our


company and our global portfolio of
diversified brands by exceeding
customers' expectations and achieving
market leadership and operating
excellence in every segment of our
company.”
The Good, Bad & Ugly
Scenario
THE GOOD SCENARIO:-

 High rate of growth for TYCO Int.


 TYCO was gobbling 200 companies a year.
 TYCO’s value increased 70-fold.
 Proclaimed desire to be remembered as
world’s greatest business executive.
THE BAD SCENARIO:-

 Kozlowski & his former chief financial


officer were accused.
 Both charged for stealing $170 Million
 Manipulating stock.
THE UGLY SCENARIO:-

 Kozlowski almost destroyed the


company where he worked for 27
years.
 Value of company stock dropped $90
billion.
Issues and Legal Claims

 Tax Evasion
 Misappropriation of corporate funds
 Falsifying business records
Specific Instances

 Evasion of $1 million in sales tax


 $600 million stolen corporate funds
 Took out company loans without
informing investors
 Spent $1 million in company funds for
wife’s birthday party
Timeline
Timeline Facts

 Kozlowski treated Tyco as his private


bank, taking out hundreds of millions
of dollars of loans and compensation
without ever telling investors.
Timeline Facts

 Kozlowski allegedly billed Tyco


$72,042 for jewelry, $155,067 for
clothing, $96,943 for flowers, $60,427
for club memberships, $52,334 for
wine and $110,000 for corporate use
of his personal yacht
Timeline Facts
 Kozlowski also allegedly pillaged a fund Tyco
uses to help executives relocate to buy his
first wife, Angie, a $7 million Park Ave.
apartment. Swartz dipped into the fund to
buy a $6.5 million Upper East Side
apartment, according to authorities. So did
Belnick, investigators said, who used $14
million to buy a Central Park West pad and a
ski chalet in Utah.
Dennis Kozlowski

 Sentenced 8 years and 4 months to 25


years in prison.
Thank You

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