EX-24 7 form10k12312003f.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, 2003, and any and all amendments thereto. /s/ NOLAN D. ARCHIBALD Director, Chairman, February 12, 2004 ---------------------------- President and Chief Nolan D. Archibald Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ NORMAN R. AUGUSTINE Director February 12, 2004 ---------------------------- Norman R. Augustine /s/ BARBARA L. BOWLES Director February 12, 2004 ---------------------------- Barbara L. Bowles /s/ M. ANTHONY BURNS Director February 12, 2004 ---------------------------- M. Anthony Burns /s/ KIM B. CLARK Director February 12, 2004 ---------------------------- Kim B. Clark /s/ MANUEL A. FERNANDEZ Director February 12, 2004 ---------------------------- Manuel A. Fernandez /s/ BENJAMIN H. GRISWOLD, IV Director February 12, 2004 ---------------------------- Benjamin H. Griswold, IV /s/ ANTHONY LUISO Director February 12, 2004 ---------------------------- Anthony Luiso /s/ MICHAEL D. MANGAN Senior Vice President February 12, 2004 ---------------------------- and Chief Financial Michael D. Mangan Officer (Principal Financial Officer) /s/ CHRISTINA M. MCMULLEN Vice President and Controller February 12, 2004 ---------------------------- (Principal Accounting Christina M. McMullen Officer) - 2 -