ADT Hires Tony McGraw to Help Lead Western U.S. Operations.

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Tony McGraw has joined ADT North America as regional vice president for the western United States. ADT is the nation's largest electronic security services provider with nearly six million customers.

Based at ADT offices in Aurora, Colo., McGraw is responsible for ADT operations in 23 states and reports directly to John Koch, president of ADT North America.

"Tony has impressive credentials in managing operations, marketing, sales and manufacturing for leading service businesses within highly-competitive environments," said Koch. "We welcome him to the ADT team."

McGraw comes to ADT from General Electric where he spent 24 years in various roles. Most recently, he served as GE Security's general manager of Global Service Operations in the Homeland Protection Division. Prior to GE Security, McGraw held various management positions within GE Healthcare. Earlier in his career, McGraw was with Corning Glass Works, General Motors and AT&T.

McGraw holds a master's degree in business administration from Columbia University and a bachelor's of science degree in mechanical engineering from Syracuse University.

About ADT Security Services:

ADT Security Services is a unit of Tyco International and part of ADT Worldwide, the world's largest security provider. In North America, ADT provides electronic security services to nearly six million commercial, government and residential customers. ADT's total security solutions include intrusion, fire protection, video systems, access control, critical condition monitoring, electronic article surveillance, radio frequency identification (RFID) and integrated systems. ADT's government and commercial customers include a majority of the nation's Fortune 500 companies, all U.S. federal courthouses and over 70 mid to large airports. Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, ADT has more than 24,000 employees at approximately 240 locations in the U.S. and Canada. More ADT information is at http://www.adt.com