UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: November 11, 2010
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
HARMONIC INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-25826 | 77-0201147 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | Commission File Number | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) | |||
4300 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95134
(408) 542-2500
San Jose, CA 95134
(408) 542-2500
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant’s principal executive offices)
of registrant’s principal executive offices)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 11, 2010, Harmonic Inc. (“Harmonic” or the “Company”) announced that Matthew Aden, the
Company’s Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Services, was resigning from the Company, effective
November 30, 2010.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 11, 2010, Harmonic also announced that Mark Carrington, who had been serving as Vice
President, Service and Support, for the Company, will be assuming the role of Vice President of
Sales for Harmonic. In this role, Mr. Carrington will be leading the portion of the sales
organization focused on the Harmonic-branded product lines. Mr. Carrington brings to this position
many years of sales leadership experience, having previously served as Vice President of Sales and
Services for DiviCom, along with having held senior sales positions at IBM.
In
addition, on November 11, 2010 Harmonic announced that Geoff
Stedman, who ran the marketing function while at Omneon, will expand
his role at Harmonic to provide overall leadership for the combined
company’s marketing communications. As Vice President for Omneon
and Corporate Marketing, Mr. Stedman will have responsibility for
corporate branding, demand generation and all of the Company’s
outbound marketing activities, in addition to continuing to lead the
marketing function for the Omneon portfolio of products and solutions.
Further, Ron Howe, who led the Omneon customer service organization,
will take on a similar but expanded role for the combined company,
leading the customer service organization
for
all Harmonic products. As Vice President for Service and Support, Mr.
Howe will be responsible for driving the Company’s overall
customer service strategy.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
HARMONIC INC.
Date:
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November 12, 2010 | |||
By:
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/s/ Patrick J. Harshman
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| President & Chief Executive Officer |
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