- Howard Lance
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name = Howard L. Lance
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birth_date = 1955
birth_place = East Peoria, Illinois
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occupation =Chief executive officer ,Harris Corporation
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spouse = Christine
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footnotes =Howard Lance (born 1955 in
East Peoria, Illinois ) is the current president and chief executive officer of theHarris Corporation . He was selected by Harris' Board of Directors in 2003 to replacePhillip W. Farmer following his retirement in June 2003.Previous Work Experience
Before joining Harris, Mr. Lance was president of
NCR Corporation and chief operating officer of its Retail and Financial Group. Previously, he spent 17 years withEpublix , where he held a number of senior management positions including executive vice president of its Electronics and Telecommunications segment; chief executive officer and director of its Astec electronics subsidiary in Hong Kong; group vice president of its Climate Technologies business segment; and president of its Copeland Refrigeration division.Earlier, Mr. Lance held sales and marketing assignments with the Scott-Fetzer Company and
Caterpillar Inc. where he began his career in an engineering co-op program. He earned an M.S. degree in management from the Krannert Graduate School of Management atPurdue University and a B.S. degree in industrial engineering fromBradley University .Trivia
* Lance Received AeA's Abacus Award as Florida's High-Tech Exec of the Year in January 2006.
* Lance Was Named "Best Chairman" at Fourth Annual American Business Awards in June 2006.External links
* [http://www.harris.com/ceo.html Harris CEO Biography]
Articles
* [http://www.businessweek.com/it100/2005/executive/HRS.htm BusinessWeek CEO Profile]
Video
* [http://www.harris.com/bloomberg_06-12-2006.html Lance Interviewed on Bloomberg Television - June 12, 2006]
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