MELBOURNE, Fla. and
BOSTON, May
13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS),
an international communications and information technology company,
has named Stephen E. Shanck
president of its Public Safety and Professional Communications
(PSPC) business. Previously, Shanck served as executive vice
president of Secure Networks North America for EADS Inc.
"I am pleased to have Steve join Harris and lead the continued
expansion of our Public Safety and Professional Communications
business," said Dana Mehnert, group
president, Harris RF Communications. "He brings to Harris
deep public safety industry expertise, domestic and international
experience, and a proven track record within the enterprise, state
and local government markets that we serve."
"During his career, Steve successfully developed and implemented
market strategies in North
America, Europe, the
Middle East and Asia, and significantly expanded businesses in
our key markets. We look forward to his leading our team and
driving growth in our target markets by continuing to introduce
innovative new solutions and delivering outstanding customer
service," he added.
While at EADS, Shanck successfully developed strategic
initiatives for the public safety market, including
mission-critical wireless mobility solutions. Prior to EADS,
he was vice president and general manager of Worldwide Business
Development in the Global Information Services division of General
Dynamics Information Technology, leading their efforts in
international enterprise and government markets as well as U.S.
state and local government segments.
Shanck spent the first 20 years of his career in North America with Motorola, Inc. in sales and
marketing positions and then as vice president of Sales and
Marketing—Western Division, Commercial, Government and Industrial
Solutions Sector. He then spent six years serving as vice
president and general manager, first for the land mobile radio
division in Japan, and then for
the cellular infrastructure division for South Asia based in Singapore. Additionally, he led Asia
Pacific Business Development based in Beijing.
Shanck holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from the
University of Florida.
Harris Public Safety and Professional Communications is a
leading supplier of assured communications® systems and equipment
for public safety, federal, utility, commercial and transportation
markets — with products ranging from the most advanced IP voice and
data networks, to industry leading multiband, multimode radios, to
public safety-grade broadband video and data solutions. With
more than 80 years of experience, Harris Public Safety and
Professional Communications supports over 500 systems around the
world.
About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information
technology company serving government and commercial markets in
more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has
approximately $5 billion of annual
revenue and more than 15,000 employees — including nearly 7,000
engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing
best-in-class assured communications® products, systems, and
services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is
available at www.harris.com.
SOURCE Harris Corporation