Harris Corporation Names Jim Burke Vice President of Corporate Communications
December 08 2006 - 9:04AM
PR Newswire (US)
MELBOURNE, Fla., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and
information technology company, has named Jim Burke vice president
of Corporate Communications. In the new position, he will be
responsible for company-wide branding, media relations, advertising
and other external communications activities. "Jim brings to Harris
more than 25 years of communications experience with major
corporations, a public relations agency, and media publications,"
said Pamela Padgett, Harris vice president of Investor Relations
and Communications. "His very broad range of communications
experience and expertise will be invaluable in supporting the
company's strategy for delivering a robust pipeline of new products
and technologies, reaching out to current and new customers, and
expanding our served markets. I am pleased to have Jim leading the
effort to shape and expand Harris' global communications." Prior to
joining Harris, Mr. Burke was vice president of communications for
AuthenTec, a privately held biometric fingerprint sensor supplier.
Previously, he was senior vice president of Edelman Worldwide, a
global public relations agency; director of media relations for
Harris Corporation; and communications specialist with IBM's
corporate headquarters. Before entering the public relations field,
Mr. Burke was a journalist with newspapers, a wire service, and a
trade association magazine in the Maryland and Washington, D.C.
area. He is a native of Maryland and holds a bachelor's degree from
Towson State University. About Harris Corporation 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 $3.5 billion and nearly 14,000 employees --
including more than 6,000 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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