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Howard Lance
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He retired as Chairman of the board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Harris Corporation on December 31, 2011. He was appointed by Harris" Board of Directors on January 20, 2003 to replace Phillip West. Farmer. William H. Brown became Harris" new President and Chief Executive Officer on November 1, 2011.
Before joining Harris, Mr.
Lance was president of National Cash Register Corporation and chief operating officer of its Retail and Financial Group. Previously, he spent 17 years with Emerson Electric Company, 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 Public Limited Company 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 Incorporated. where he began his career in an engineering co-op program He earned an Master of Surgery degree in management from the Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University and a Bachelor of Surgery degree in industrial engineering from Bradley University.
Lance was Named "Best Chairman" at Fourth Annual American Business Awards in June 2006.
Lance received honorary doctor of science degrees from the University of Central Florida and the University of Florida.
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