Manufacturing Magazine November 2019 | Page 168

TE CONNECTIVITY
168 he regards as the model of an inspirational leader . Perhaps he recognizes a kindred drive and curiosity in a corporate finance leader prepared to leave his dream job as CFO at Motorola to turn around the reputation of Tyco electronics . “ It ’ s Tom who has made TE Connectivity the really strong performance company it is today . He likes to inspire everyone , with the message that we have better capabilities than we know .”
In 2015 at a global leadership event for the top echelon of the company Lu was listening to a dinner presentation when he heard a story unfolding that was rather like his own . “ I realized that this was actually my story : then my name was announced and I had to quickly gulp down my food and go up on the stage to be presented with a black leather jacket ! The jacket is like
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