Technology >> CEO Interviews >> August 9, 2001

Peter Ferris – Tycom Ltd (tcm)

PETER V. FERRIS is the Managing Director of Investor and Corporate Relations at TyCom Ltd. and has been with the company since 1999. He was appointed to this position following TyCom's successful July 2000 IPO, prior to which the company was known as Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. Before assuming his current role at TyCom, Mr. Ferris was Managing Director of Global Marketing, overseeing worldwide marketing programs. Before joining TyCom, Mr. Ferris held a number of increasingly responsible positions with Dexter Corporation, a global specialty chemical and materials company. His nine-year career at Dexter led to his appointment as Vice President/General Manager of the Polymer Systems business unit, a position he held until joining TyCom. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a history and brief overview of TyCom

Ltd.?

Mr. Ferris: TyCom is one of the world's largest providers of undersea

fiber optic networks and services. We design,