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Harris Corporation Board of Directors
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Thomas A. Dattilo, 58, is an advisor and consultant to various private investment firms. He served as a Senior Advisor for Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC, a unit of Cerberus Capital Management, a private investment firm, from June 2007 until June 2009. Prior to joining Cerberus in June 2007, Mr. Dattilo was most recently Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, a company that specializes in the design, manufacture and sale of passenger and truck tires. He joined Cooper in January 1999 as President and Chief Operating Officer and was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer from April 2000 until August 2006. Prior to joining Cooper, he held senior positions with Dana Corporation. His last position with Dana was President of its sealing products group. Mr. Dattilo has been a member of our Board since August 2001 and is a member of the Corporate Governance Committee and the Management Development and Compensation Committee. Mr. Dattilo is also a director of Alberto-Culver Company. He is past Chairman of the Rubber Manufacturers Association and past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Manufacturers Alliance. |
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Terry D. Growcock, 64, is retired Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Manitowoc Company, Inc., a diversified industrial manufacturer of cranes and foodservice equipment and a provider of ship building and ship repair services. He joined Manitowoc in 1994 as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Manitowoc Ice. He became President of Manitowoc Foodservice Group in 1995 and served in that capacity until his promotion to President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. in 1998. He was named Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Manitowoc in October 2002. Mr. Growcock retired as Chief Executive Officer of Manitowoc in May 2007 and as Chairman of the Board in December 2008. Mr. Growcock has been a member of our Board since August 2005 and is a member of the Business Conduct and Corporate Responsibility Committee and the Management Development and Compensation Committee. Mr. Growcock is also a director of Carlisle Companies Incorporated and Harsco Corporation and an advisory member of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. |
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Lewis Hay III, 54, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FPL Group, Inc., one of the nation's leading electricity-related services companies and the largest renewable energy generator in North America. He was elected CEO in June 2001 and elected Chairman of the Board in January 2002. Mr. Hay is also Chairman of FPL Group's two primary subsidiaries, Florida Power & Light Company and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC (formerly FPL Energy, LLC). He joined FPL Group as Chief Financial Officer in 1999 and in 2000 was appointed President of FPL Energy. Mr. Hay has been a member of our Board since February 2002 and is Chairperson of the Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. In addition to being a director of FPL Group, Mr. Hay is a director of Capital One, the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, and the Florida Council of 100. He is a member of the Dean's Advisory Council at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business and the Business Roundtable. |
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Karen Katen, 60, is a senior advisor to Essex Woodlands Health Ventures, a healthcare-based venture capital firm. She joined Essex Woodlands in October 2007. Ms. Katen recently served as Chairman of the Pfizer Foundation. Ms. Katen retired in March 2007 as Vice Chairman of Pfizer Inc., a research-based, global pharmaceutical company. Ms. Katen joined Pfizer in 1974 and held a series of management positions including serving as President of Pfizer Human Health, the company's principal operating group. Ms. Katen has been a member of our Board since December 1994 and is a member of the Business Conduct and Corporate Responsibility Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Katen is also a director of The Home Depot, Inc. and Air Liquide and a member of the Takeda Global Advisory Board. In addition, she serves on the Catalyst Board, the RAND Corporation's Health Board of Advisors, ARMGO Pharma, Inc.'s board of directors and the Economic Club of New York Trustees. Ms. Katen is a trustee for the University of Chicago and is a council member of the Booth Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago. |
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Stephen P. Kaufman, 68, has been a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School since January 2001. He is a retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arrow Electronics, Inc., a distributor of semiconductors, peripherals and components. He became President and Chief Operating Officer of Arrow in 1985, Chief Executive Officer in 1986, and Chairman in 1994. He retired as Chief Executive Officer in June 2000 and reassumed that position in June 2002 on an interim basis until September 2002. Mr. Kaufman has been a member of our Board since December 1999 and is Chairperson of the Management Development and Compensation Committee and a member of the Finance Committee. Mr. Kaufman is also a director of KLA-Tencor Corporation and Thermo Fischer Scientific Inc., and serves on the Board of Overseers of the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital and WGBH Public Television. |
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Leslie F. Kenne, Lieutenant General USAF (Ret.), 62, retired in September 2003 from the U.S. Air Force, where she had most recently been Deputy Chief of Staff for Warfighting Integration at Air Force headquarters in Washington, D.C. Previously, she commanded the Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts. She also directed a number of major procurement programs, including the F-16 and Joint Strike Fighter programs. Following her retirement from the U.S. Air Force, Ms. Kenne became a private independent consultant for various defense companies and/or agencies. Ms. Kenne has been a member of our Board since April 2004 and is Chairperson of the Business Conduct and Corporate Responsibility Committee and a member of the Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Kenne is also a director of Unisys Corporation. |
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Howard L. Lance, 54, is our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Lance joined Harris in January 2003 as President and Chief Executive Officer and was appointed Chairman in June 2003. Prior to joining Harris, Mr. Lance was President of NCR Corporation, an information technology services provider, and Chief Operating Officer of its Retail and Financial Group from July 2001 until October 2002. Prior to joining NCR, he spent 17 years with Emerson Electric Company, an electronic products and systems company, where he held increasingly senior management positions with different divisions of the company. In 1999, Mr. Lance was named Executive Vice President with operating responsibility for its Electronics and Telecommunications businesses. Earlier, Mr. Lance held sales and marketing positions with the Scott-Fetzer Company and Caterpillar, Inc. Mr. Lance has been a member of our Board since January 2003. Mr. Lance is also a director of Eastman Chemical Company and Stryker Corporation and serves on the Board of Governors of the Aerospace Industries Association and on the Board of Trustees of the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI, Inc., the Florida Council of 100, the United Way of Brevard County and the Florida Institute of Technology. |
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David B. Rickard, 63, retired from CVS Caremark Corporation, a retail pharmacy chain and provider of healthcare services and pharmacy benefits management, in December 2009. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Rickard was the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer. He held this position since joining CVS in September 1999. Prior to joining CVS, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of RJR Nabisco Holdings Corporation from March 1997 to August 1999. Previously, he was Executive Vice President of International Distillers and Vintners Americas. Mr. Rickard has been a member of our Board since October 2001 and is Chairperson of the Audit Committee and a member of the Finance Committee. Mr. Rickard is also a director and audit committee chairperson for both Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated and Dollar General Corporation. |
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Dr. James C. Stoffel, 64, is an Executive Partner of Trillium Group, LLC and a senior advisor to other private equity companies. He was an executive at Eastman Kodak until 2006, serving as Senior Vice President, Chief Technical Officer, and Director of Research and Development, joining the firm in 1997 as Vice President, Director Electronic Imaging Products Research and Development. Prior to joining Kodak, he was with Xerox Corporation for over 20 years, serving as Vice President of Corporate Research and Technology, Vice President and General Manager of the Advanced Imaging Business Unit, Vice President and Chief Engineer, as well as other executive positions. Dr. Stoffel has been a member of our Board since August 2003 and is a member of the Finance Committee and the Management Development and Compensation Committee. Dr. Stoffel is also a director of Aviat Networks, Inc. (formerly Harris Stratex Networks, Inc.) and Clear Momentum Inc. He is a trustee of the George Eastman House museum. He also serves on the Advisory Board for Research and Graduate Studies at the University of Notre Dame and is Chairman of the advisory board of ASTRI, Hong Kong. |
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Gregory T. Swienton, 60, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ryder System, Inc., a logistics and transportation services company. He joined Ryder in June 1999 as President and Chief Operating Officer, and was named Chief Executive Officer in November 2000 and Chairman in May 2002. Prior to joining Ryder, he was Senior Vice President-Growth Initiatives of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation ("BNSF"). He held senior positions with BNSF and the former Burlington Northern Railroad from 1994 to 1999, and various executive and management positions with DHL Worldwide Express from 1982 to 1994. Mr. Swienton has been a member of our Board since February 2000 and is Chairperson of the Finance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. In addition to being a director for Ryder System, he is also on the Board of Trustees of St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida. |
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Hansel E. Tookes II, 62, retired from Raytheon Company, a company engaged in defense and government electronics, space, information technology, technical services and business and special mission aircraft, in December 2002. He joined Raytheon in September 1999 as President and Chief Operating Officer of its Raytheon Aircraft Company subsidiary, a commercial, military and regional aircraft manufacturing company. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Raytheon Aircraft Company in January 2000 and Chairman in August 2000. He became President of Raytheon International in May 2001. Prior to joining Raytheon in 1999, he served United Technologies Corporation as President of its Pratt & Whitney Large Military Engines Group since 1996. He joined United Technologies Corporation in 1980 and held a variety of senior leadership positions. Mr. Tookes was a Lieutenant Commander and pilot in the U.S. Navy and later served as a commercial pilot with United Airlines. Mr. Tookes has been a member of our Board since April 2005 and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Business Conduct and Corporate Responsibility Committee. Mr. Tookes is also a director of BBA Aviation plc, Corning Incorporated, FPL Group, Inc. and Ryder System, Inc. Ages are as of March 10, 2010. |
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