"I am pleased to have Steve join Harris and lead the continued expansion of our Public Safety and Professional Communications business," said Dana Mehnert, group president, Harris RF Communications. "He brings to Harris deep public safety industry expertise, domestic and international experience, and a proven track record within the enterprise, state and local government markets that we serve."
"During his career, Steve successfully developed and implemented market strategies in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and significantly expanded businesses in our key markets. We look forward to his leading our team and driving growth in our target markets by continuing to introduce innovative new solutions and delivering outstanding customer service," he added.
While at EADS, Shanck successfully developed strategic initiatives for the public safety market, including mission-critical wireless mobility solutions. Prior to EADS, he was vice president and general manager of Worldwide Business Development in the Global Information Services division of General Dynamics Information Technology, leading their efforts in international enterprise and government markets as well as U.S. state and local government segments.
Shanck spent the first 20 years of his career in North America with Motorola, Inc. in sales and marketing positions and then as vice president of Sales and Marketing—Western Division, Commercial, Government and Industrial Solutions Sector. He then spent six years serving as vice president and general manager, first for the land mobile radio division in Japan, and then for the cellular infrastructure division for South Asia based in Singapore. Additionally, he led Asia Pacific Business Development based in Beijing.
Shanck holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of Florida.
Harris Public Safety and Professional Communications is a leading supplier of assured communications® systems and equipment for public safety, federal, utility, commercial and transportation markets — with products ranging from the most advanced IP voice and data networks, to industry leading multiband, multimode radios, to public safety-grade broadband video and data solutions. With more than 80 years of experience, Harris Public Safety and Professional Communications supports over 500 systems around the world.
About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has approximately $5 billion of annual revenue and more than 15,000 employees — including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications® products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com.
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