- John Harker
John V. Harker is the former
chairman of theInFocus corporation located inWilsonville, Oregon . He had been the president andCEO of the company since1992 before Kyle Ranson took his place onSeptember 1 ,2004 . He resigned as chairman on December 1, 2005.Business life
John Harker started work at InFocus in
1992 and has transformed the company from being a small startup selling business projectors to a thriving business with many display products. Products that have been developed under his leadership include a variety of business projectors as well ashome theatre projection and DLP Rear Projectiontelevisions .John Harker served a variety of roles before coming to work with the InFocus corporation. He was an Executive Vice President at
TallyGenicom Corporation (1984-1992), the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development atDataproducts Corporation (1982-1984), the Vice President of Booz, Allen, and Hamilton (1979-1982), and as a manager atIBM (1963-1979).Currently, the combined
salary and benefits package for Mr. Harker is about $841,000 per year. This makes him the highest paid person at the InFocus Corporation.Community service
John Harker currently chairs the Business Advisory Council at the school of business administration at
Portland State University , and is on the Business Advisory Council at the Leeds school of Business at the University of Colorado. He also has served on the Board of Trustees for theOregon Museum of Science and Industry since 1997 and was the board chair since June 2003 to June 2004.Mr. Harker is also involved with the
American Electronics Association . He currently serves as the Chairman of the National Board of the group and is on the council for the local chapter in Oregon. With the AEA, Harker has brought the spotlight onChina and the manufacturing concerns of American corporations.Personal life
John was born in
Denison, Iowa and is married to wife Judith. He has three children, John Jr., Julie, and James. He currently resides inLake Oswego, Oregon and enjoys a variety of outside activities. He attended the University of Colorado and holds aBachelor of Science degree inMarketing . He is currently 70 years old.References
* [http://ir.infocus.com/management Biographical info] -- Retrieved
27 July 2005
* [http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo Salary and Biographical Info] -- Retrieved27 July 2005 *"
Portland Business Journal ", "Ex-InFocus CEO Advances Broader Agenda",June 10 2005
* [http://www.omsi.edu/info/pr/previous.cfm OMSI] -- Retrieved27 July 2005 External links
* [http://ir.infocus.com/management/person.jsp?lastname=Harker& Management Biography]
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