HARMAN Names Phillip Eyler President of Infotainment Division
July 21 2015 - 7:33AM
Business Wire
18 year HARMAN Automotive Veteran Brings Extensive Engineering
and Leadership Experience
HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated (NYSE:HAR), the
premier audio, infotainment and software services company, today
named Phillip Eyler as Executive Vice President and President,
Infotainment, effective immediately. Eyler was previously Senior
Vice President & General Manager, Global Automotive Audio. He
joins the HARMAN Executive Committee and reports to Dinesh C.
Paliwal, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
HARMAN.
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Phil Eyler, EVP and President, HARMAN
Infotainment
“Phil is a proven automotive leader with an impressive track
record of results. After conducting an extensive search internally
and externally, Phil’s experience, deep relationships with all
major automakers globally and discipline for flawless execution
make him ideally suited for this role,” said Paliwal. “Phil
understands customer needs for tightly integrated connected car
solutions and has a demonstrated history of producing
industry-leading innovations. Phil will expedite the
introduction of technologies that will accelerate next-gen
connected driving, a pursuit HARMAN is well positioned to
lead.”
In his new role, Eyler will lead the nearly $3 billion
Infotainment division of HARMAN which develops integrated systems
encompassing Augmented Navigation, Telematics, Multimedia,
Connected Safety and Cyber Security solutions. He will oversee an
organization of 7,500 employees, including top technology experts
and engineers throughout the world. He will be based at the
Company’s North America Automotive headquarters in Novi,
Michigan.
Eyler’s tenure at HARMAN has spanned nearly two decades through
leadership roles of increasing responsibility in Infotainment and
Audio systems engineering, project management, quality and
manufacturing. As Senior Vice President & General Manager,
Global Automotive Audio, Eyler led sales, marketing, R&D,
product engineering, and operations, while spearheading
industry-first software platforms like Halosonic, Clari-Fi and
Individual Sound Zones. Under his leadership during the last four
years, HARMAN grew its automotive audio revenue from $650 million
to approximately $1 billion, improved profitability, and more than
doubled the order backlog. Prior to his current role, Eyler was
responsible for North America Automotive including responsibility
for Audio and Infotainment. During that time, Phil successfully led
the product development and launch of the industry’s first scalable
infotainment platform, contributing to HARMAN’s industry-leading
infotainment backlog.
Eyler joined HARMAN in 1997. He earned a Master’s degree in
Business Administration from Duke University, Fuqua School of
Business and a Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering degree
from Purdue University.
About HARMAN
HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and
solutions for consumers, automakers, and enterprises worldwide,
including audio, visual and infotainment systems; enterprise
automation solutions; and software services. With leading brands
including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon® , Mark
Levinson ® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians
and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world.
HARMAN also is a technology and integration services leader for the
Automotive, Mobile, Telecommunications and Enterprise markets. More
than 25 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with
HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. The Company's software
solutions power billions of mobile devices and systems that are
connected, integrated, personalized, adaptive and secure across all
platforms, from the work and home to car and mobile. HARMAN has a
workforce of approximately 25,000 people across the Americas,
Europe, and Asia and reported sales of $5.9 billion during the last
12 months ended March 31, 2015. The Company's shares are traded on
the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NYSE:HAR.
© 2015 HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated. All rights
reserved. Harman Kardon, Infinity, JBL, Lexicon and Mark Levinson
are trademarks of HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated,
registered in the United States and/or other countries. AKG is a
trademark of AKG Acoustics GmbH, registered in the United States
and/or other countries.
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HARMAN International Industries, IncorporatedDarrin Shewchuk,
203-328-3500Director, Corporate
Communicationsdarrin.shewchuk@harman.comorYijing Brentano,
203-328-3500Vice President, Strategy and Investor
Relationsyijing.brentano@harman.com
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