Dennis Kozlowski


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Dennis Kozlowski

An American former executive on Wall Street. He became CEO of Tyco International in 1992 and expanded its operations dramatically throughout the 1990s. However, he was later convicted of taking more than $80 million in unauthorized bonuses. He was born in 1946.
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The conglomerate's share price collapsed in 2002 amid an accounting scandal for which its former boss, Dennis Kozlowski (of the infamous $15,000 umbrella stand) and former finance chief were convicted.
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