Robert K. (Bob) Henry Named Executive Vice President of Harris Corporation
March 29 2006 - 10:08AM
PR Newswire (US)
MELBOURNE, Fla., March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS) today announced that Robert K. "Bob" Henry,
58, has been named executive vice president of the company. Mr.
Henry, who had been senior vice president of Harris and president
of the company's Government Communications Systems Division, will
have expanded responsibilities for several corporate- wide
functions, including supply chain management and operations,
information systems, government affairs, and security. He continues
to serve as president of the Government Communications Systems
Division and business leader for the company's two
government-related businesses. "As leader of our two government
businesses, Bob has demonstrated great skill in bringing
organizations and technical resources together in order to create
new and expanded market opportunities," said Howard L. Lance,
chairman, president and chief executive officer. "In his expanded
role, he will help to ensure that the company is getting the full
benefit of synergies that exist across all of our divisions as we
implement important new supply chain and information systems
initiatives." Mr. Henry was named president of the Harris
Government Communications Systems Division in 1999 and senior vice
president of the company in 2003. Prior to joining Harris in 1997,
he was vice president of engineering for Sanders, a Lockheed Martin
company headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire. He held positions
of increasing responsibility during his career there, including
vice president-general manager of the Information Systems Division.
He has a broad technical, business and operations background with
34 years in the aerospace and defense industry, including 8 years
with the Department of Defense (U.S. Army Communications Command)
and Defense Communications Agency. Mr. Henry has a B.S.E.E. degree
from the University of Pittsburgh and a master's degree in
management from Frostburg University. He is an active member of
numerous aerospace and defense associations and recently served as
the chairman of the board for the Astronauts Memorial Foundation.
Harris is an international communications and information
technology company serving government and commercial markets in
more than 150 countries. With headquarters in Melbourne, Florida,
the company has annual sales of over $3 billion and has more than
13,000 employees -- including 5,500 engineers and scientists --
dedicated to the development of best-in-class assured
communications(TM) products, systems, and services. The company's
operating divisions serve markets for government communications, RF
communications, broadcast communications, and microwave
communications. Additional information about Harris Corporation is
available at http://www.harris.com/ . DATASOURCE: Harris
Corporation CONTACT: Brent Dietz of Harris Corporation,
+1-321-724-3554, or Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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