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Published in House and Home on Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 at 13:10 GMT by Market Wire🞛 This publication is a summary or evaluation of another publication
STAMFORD, Conn.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--HARMAN, the global premium audio and infotainment group (NYSE:HAR), announced today that Evgeny Konov has joined the Company as Country Manager of Russia operations. He will be based in Moscow and report directly to HARMANa™s Chairman, President and CEO, Dinesh C. Paliwal.
"By establishing our Moscow office, Harman will have direct access to local expertise and excellent talent provided by Russiaa™s prestigious universities. We are committed to building an organization that can service the needs of Russiaa™s expanding consumer demand for premium audio products and automotive infotainment solutions"
"This appointment marks the next step in our emerging market strategy and will help propel Harmana™s penetration in Russia," said Dinesh C. Paliwal, HARMAN Chairman, President and CEO. As Country Manager, Evgeny will be responsible for refining HARMANa™s business plan for Russia by working across the consumer, professional and automotive divisions and engaging with our distributors to capture increased market opportunities.
Mr. Konov is a graduate of the Tashkent State University and has over fifteen years of experience in sales and marketing organizations in global companies operating in Russia. In his most recent position, Evgeny was the Regional Sales Director for Phillips Russia previously serving in progressive roles with Colgate-Palmolive and Gillette.
aI am extremely pleased to have Evgeny join HARMAN to drive our business forward in Russia,a said Paliwal. aBy establishing our Moscow office, Harman will have direct access to local expertise and excellent talent provided by Russiaa™s prestigious universities. We are committed to building an organization that can service the needs of Russiaa™s expanding consumer demand for premium audio products and automotive infotainment solutions,a he added.
HARMAN ([ www.harman.com ]) designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of audio and infotainment solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional markets a" supported by 15 leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon® and Mark Levinson®. The Company is admired by audiophiles across multiple generations and supports leading professional entertainers and the venues where they perform. More than 20 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. HARMAN has a workforce of about 11,800 people across the Americas, Europe and Asia, and reported sales of $3.5 billion for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010. The Companya™s shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NYSE:HAR.
