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results of operations. In fiscal 2005, we recorded a $6 million liability for probable unasserted claims.
There was no change in the status of these claims at June 30, 2007.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders and Executive Officers of the
Registrant
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
Executive officers are elected annually by our Board of Directors and hold office at the pleasure of the
Board until the next annual election of officers or until their successors are elected and qualified. Each of
our current executive officers is identified below together with information about each officer’s age,
position and employment history for the last five years.
Name
Position Age
Sidney Harman Executive Chairman 89
Dinesh C. Paliwal President, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman 49
Kevin L. Brown Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 47
Erich A. Geiger
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief
Technology Officer
60
Helmut Schinagel Chief Executive Officer – Automotive 54
Gina Harman President – Consumer 58
Blake Augsburger President – Professional 44
Sandra B. Robinson Vice President - Financial Operations and Chief Accounting Officer 48
Edwin C. Summers Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary 60
Sidney Harman has been Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors since July 2000 and has served as
Chairman of the Board and as a director of our company since 1980. Dr. Harman also served as our Chief
Executive Officer from 1980 to 1998 and from January 1, 2007 to June 30, 2007.
Dinesh Paliwal became President, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman on July 1, 2007 and was
elected a director on August 13, 2007. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Paliwal served as President of
Global Markets and Technology of ABB Ltd from January 2006 until June 2007 and he served as
President and CEO of ABB North America from January 2004 until June 2007. He was President and
CEO of ABB Automation from October 2002 to December 2005.
Kevin L. Brown joined our company in August 2003 as the Chief Financial Officer of Harman/Becker
Automotive Systems. Mr. Brown was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
in August 2006. He has served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of
Harman International since July 2005. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Brown served as Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of Donnelly Corporation, an automotive parts supplier, from April
2001 to March 2003.
Erich A. Geiger joined our company in 1996 as Managing Director of Harman/Becker GmbH. He was
named Chief Technology Officer of Harman International in 2003. In 2004, Dr. Geiger was named