EX-24 6 form10k12312001e.txt EXHIBIT 24 EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY We, the undersigned Directors and Officers of The Black & Decker Corporation (the "Corporation"), hereby constitute and appoint Nolan D. Archibald, Michael D. Mangan and Charles E. Fenton, and each of them, with power of substitution, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact with full power to sign for us, in our names and in the capacities indicated below, the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, and any and all amendments thereto. /s/ NOLAN D. ARCHIBALD Director, Chairman, President, February 25, 2002 ---------------------------- and Chief Executive Officer Nolan D. Archibald (Principal Executive Officer) Director February 25, 2002 ---------------------------- Norman R. Augustine /s/ BARBARA L. BOWLES Director February 25, 2002 ---------------------------- Barbara L. Bowles /s/ M. ANTHONY BURNS Director February 25, 2002 ---------------------------- M. Anthony Burns /s/ MALCOLM CANDLISH Director February 25, 2002 ---------------------------- Malcolm Candlish /s/ MANUEL A. FERNANDEZ Director February 25, 2002 ---------------------------- Manuel A. Fernandez /s/ BENJAMIN H. GRISWOLD, IV Director February 25, 2002 ---------------------------- Benjamin H. Griswold, IV /s/ ANTHONY LUISO Director February 25, 2002 ---------------------------- Anthony Luiso /s/ MICHAEL D. MANGAN Senior Vice President February 25, 2002 ---------------------------- and Chief Financial Officer Michael D. Mangan (Principal Financial Officer) /s/ CHRISTINA M. MCMULLEN Vice President and Controller February 25, 2002 ---------------------------- (Principal Accounting Officer) Christina M. McMullen