DES PLAINES, IL -- Littelfuse has appointed Ryan Stafford as vice president, human resources and general counsel, effective Jan. 1, 2007.

Stafford comes to Littelfuse from Tyco International, where he created the global legal function for Tyco Engineered Products & Services, a $7 billion division. Subsequently, he moved to China to establish a Shanghai-based corporate shared services function and coordinated government, cultural affairs and regulatory programs for the division’s China operations. His areas of expertise include multinational mergers and acquisitions, international trade and joint ventures, compliance and governance, litigation and labor and employment matters.

Prior to joining Tyco, Stafford was an attorney for a New Hampshire law firm specializing in corporate law and litigation. He received a Bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME, and a J.D. degree from the University of Maine School of Law.

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