Harris Corporation Names Peter Challan Vice President of Washington Programs for Civil Business Unit
September 26 2005 - 2:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation
(NYSE: HRS) today announced that it has named Peter Challan to the
position of Vice President of Washington Programs for the Harris
Government Communications Systems Division's (GCSD's) Civil
Programs business unit. In this new position, Mr. Challan will be
responsible for program execution and for the development of new
business with civilian agencies of the U.S. government,
particularly those agencies with a presence in and around
Washington, D.C. "We are extremely pleased to have Peter on the
Harris team," said Al Dukes, president of GCSD's Civil Programs
business unit. "His strategic vision, strong business acumen,
industry knowledge and ability to effectively lead others will help
contribute to Harris' success in growing its civil programs
business." Mr. Challan comes to Harris from the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), where he was a senior vice president. During
his 36-year career with the FAA, Mr. Challan held leadership
positions of increasing responsibility for various programs and
initiatives, and received numerous awards including the FAA
Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Challan has a bachelor's degree in
civil engineering from the City College of New York. He is a
registered Professional Engineer and a member of the Board of
Directors for the Air Traffic Control Association. Harris GCSD
conducts advanced research studies, develops prototypes, and
produces and supports state-of-the-art, assured communications(TM)
solutions and information systems that solve the mission-critical
challenges of its military and government customers, while serving
as the technology base for the company's diverse commercial
businesses. Harris Corporation 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 employs 12,600 men and women, including 5,500 engineers and
scientists. The company's four operating divisions serve markets
for government communications, tactical radio, broadcast, and
microwave systems. Additional information about Harris Corporation
is available at http://www.harris.com/ . Sound interesting? Find
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Harris Corporation CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer, Government
Communications Systems Division, +1-321-727-6514, or , or Brent
Dietz, Corporate Headquarters, +1-321-724-3554, or , both of Harris
Corporation Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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