Trevor Faure quits Tyco
Tyco's Europe, Middle East and Africa (Emea) general counsel Trevor Faure has quit the company causing a wholesale reorganisation of the legal department.
Faure is understood to have bagged a global general counsel role at another company, but could not be reached for comment.
Tyco's global general counsel Judy Reinsdorf said in an internal statement: "Trevor Faure, who has served the company with dedication since 2004, will be leaving
the company at the end of January to take on a new assignment and the regional general counsel role will be eliminated."
Faure's right hand man, Emea deputy general counsel and chief compliance counsel Enrique Aznar, is also leaving to become Nokia Siemens Networks' global compliance counsel.
Reinsdorf has reacted to the departures with an overhaul of the Emea legal department, which will see David Symonds promoted to take on most of Faure's responsibilities. Symonds is currently the chief lawyer for Tyco's Flow Control businesses and will take on responsibility for International Fire operations in Emea and will take charge of all regional team activities in Emea.
Joost Wiebenga has been promoted from senior regional counsel Northern Europe to Aznar's role.
Faure launched the SMARTER legal model, which saw Tyco overhaul its legal department, introducing many new innovations including the use of Eversheds for all outsourced legal work (more).
An Eversheds source believed that the relationship would be unharmed by Faure's departure.
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Readers' comments (4)
Alexandra Hawkins, Legal Specialist | 22-Jan-2009 4:57 am
The honor was all mine.
It was an honor and joy to work with Mr Faure and Mr Aznar. I wish them well in their future endeavours. I will never forget what they have taught me. One could not ask for better mentors.
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Anonymous | 22-Jan-2009 5:46 pm
Bad for eversheds?
I'd be amazed if the Eversheds relationship was unaffected by this. Faure was the unquestioned driver of the whole deal. Whether it's good or bad for Eversheds is less clear: Symonds may let other firms creep in, but he may also be less vigorous enforcing the deal's more stringent requirements.
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Laury Vitto | 22-Jan-2009 10:11 pm
“TF is leaving Tyco !!?
I can’t believe this …. Such a great mentor for all the in-house counsel community…. .…..This is bad news for Tyco, bad for us……. Tyco will now have serious legal issues…. Hello, helloooo….. I think TF has been pushed out because, after all, he did nothing but spending time to smooth journalist… and decide what article and foto will end up on your web site or your legal news……. I think you better check your information ….Mr. Journalist“
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Burt Bacharach | 23-Jan-2009 11:49 am
Laury Vitto is right...
This may be a big story to The Lawyer but is frankly a total irrelevance to 99.9% of the legal world (Eversheds excepted). Trevor Faure's allegedly high profile is solely a result of his close relationship with The Lawyer rather than any real material standing in the commercial legal world. And if I were Eversheds I would be rather nervous....
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