The board of directors at Harris Corporation has appointed William Brown president and chief executive officer effective November 1st. The Board expects to appoint Brown, 48, to the Board of Directors at its December 2011 meeting. Brown succeeds Howard Lance, who was CEO since January 2003 and announced his retirement.
Brown joins Harris from United Technologies Corporation, where he held several senior leadership roles since he joined the company in 1997. During the past six months, as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development, he has been responsible for the company?s global strategic planning and M&A activity.
Prior to that role he served five years as president of UTC?s $6.5 billion Fire & Security division, where he led 45,000 employees, operating 41 factories and 350 branches across 35 countries. In this role, he successfully executed and integrated a number of acquisitions, grew sales from $4.2 billion to $6.5 billion and tripled operating profits. During his tenure he transformed the division to a global leader in the $100 billion fire safety and electronic security market, while executing restructuring and productivity initiatives resulting in significant cost savings and return on capital improvement.
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 $6 billion of annual revenue and more than 16,000 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.
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