Harmonic Adds Execs, New Board MemberHarmonic Adds Execs, New Board Member

Harmonic announced key appointments to its executive team and board of directors

July 25, 2012

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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT), the worldwide leader in video delivery infrastructure, today announced key appointments to its executive team and board of directors. Peter Alexander, the company's new senior vice president and chief marketing officer, drives Harmonic's global corporate marketing initiatives. Krishnan Padmanabhan, named senior vice president of video products, leads the management of Harmonic's extensive video product and solutions portfolio. Alexander and Padmanabhan will be fundamental in Harmonic's efforts to accelerate its success in broadcast and IP-based video production, playout, and all delivery service provider markets. Joining Harmonic's board is Mitzi Reaugh, senior vice president, strategy and business development at Miramax, a leading independent film and television studio.

Harmonic's Nimrod Ben-Natan now heads up the company's new Edge and Access business unit as senior vice president and general manager. In this role, Ben-Natan will oversee R&D and product management for Harmonic's market-leading edge and access products, including its emerging CCAP initiative, with the goal of leveraging the company's market position and increasing footprint and revenue. For the past five years, Ben-Natan has successfully led Harmonic's product marketing, solutions and strategy group.

"To continue to drive our market leadership and scale our business in light of the many new opportunities in our markets, we are sharpening our focus on key growth initiatives, including expansion in new media and in IP-based infrastructures and applications," said Harmonic president and CEO Patrick Harshman. "The new senior management team's experience in scaling tech businesses, as well as their expertise in engineering, marketing, and sales, combined with the media and entertainment industry perspective that Mitzi brings to our board, position Harmonic to pursue this growth strategy aggressively."

Harmonic Inc. (Nasdaq: HLIT)

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