Tim Thorsteinson Named President of Harris Corporation's Broadcast Communications Division
April 17 2006 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
MELBOURNE, Fla., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has named Timothy E. "Tim" Thorsteinson, 52,
president of the company's Broadcast Communications Division. Mr.
Thorsteinson, a 15-year veteran of the broadcast industry, had been
serving as president of the Leitch Technology business unit of the
Harris Broadcast Communications Division. Harris acquired Leitch in
October 2005. He succeeds Jeremy C. Wensinger who is being promoted
to a senior leadership position within the Harris Government
Communications Systems Division. "Tim is well known and highly
respected within the broadcast industry," said Howard L. Lance,
chairman, president and chief executive officer of Harris. "His
appointment comes at an exciting time for Harris and the industry
as the transition to digital technologies continues to accelerate.
He has a proven track record of operational success within the
industry and a vision that will keep Harris at the cutting edge of
product innovation and customer responsiveness. He inherits a
broadcast organization that has achieved excellent forward momentum
over the past two years under the leadership of Jeremy Wensinger."
Mr. Thorsteinson joined Leitch Technology Corporation as president
and CEO in November 2003. He led the company's financial turnaround
and expansion through organic growth and acquisitions. Prior to
joining Leitch, Mr. Thorsteinson was vice president of Grass Valley
products for Thomson Broadcast & Media Solutions, where he was
responsible for a variety of product lines including switchers,
server/storage units, digital news production, signal management,
film imaging product lines, and TV/film production products.
Previously, he served as president and CEO of the Grass Valley
Group. Prior to joining Thomson/Grass Valley, Mr. Thorsteinson was
with Tektronix, Inc., from 1991 to 2001. As president of the Video
and Networking Division of Tektronix, he implemented a major
R&D program focused on the transition of the worldwide
broadcast industry from analog to digital and into the multimedia
age. Previously, he served as president of Tektronix Pacific
Operations, one of three units established to accelerate growth in
key international markets. Before joining Tektronix, Mr.
Thorsteinson served 12 years with National Semiconductor
Corporation where he designed several highly successful programs
focused on process re-engineering and total quality management. He
received his bachelor's degree from the University of the Pacific
in Stockton, California. 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 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, Harris Media Relations,
+1-321-724-3554, or Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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