Tyco Lures Former IPG Exec Coughlin Out Of 'Retirement'

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Christopher Coughlin, the short-lived COO and CFO of Interpublic Group, has signed up for a new turnaround assignment. On March 7, he’ll become CFO of Tyco International, the scandal-ridden company that became the symbol of corporate greed and corruption under former CEO Dennis Kozlowski, who is currently being retried in New York State Supreme Court.

The 52-year-old Coughlin was recruited by IPG in June 2003 to help restructure the company, but just a year later he unexpectedly announced that he would “retire” at the end of 2004.

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