George Stromeyer SVP WW Sales, Harmonic

Harmonic Inc. announced that George Stromeyer has been appointed as the company’s SVP of WW sales.

 Leading Harmonic’s global sales network, Stromeyer will develop and implement a strategy for driving additional revenue opportunities within the broadcast, cable, satellite, telco, media, and post-production markets.

"George brings a strong track record of leading high-performing sales organizations and driving profitable growth, which are central to accelerating Harmonic’s global growth strategy," said Patrick Harshman, CEO and president, Harmonic. "George is the third executive to join Harmonic’s senior leadership team from a world-class company in the past year. Strengthening our management team ensures that Harmonic can quickly respond to changing market needs while providing outstanding next-generation video infrastructure solutions."

Prior to joining Harmonic, Stromeyer most recently headed worldwide sales efforts for Cisco’s $2 billion information security business. During his career at Cisco, he also led the company’s European cable, digital media, and IPTV service provider sales division through a growth period. Before that he served as the MD of Scientific Atlanta’s Latin America business. Prior to joining Scientific Atlanta, he spent ten years with Raychem Corporation, in various sales management and product marketing management roles in Europe and the US, focused on solutions for the communications industry.

He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College.

In 2005 he was acknowledged for his leadership and contribution to the cable industry as one of Digital TV Europe’s Euro 50 – Leaders in broadband and pay TV.

Stromeyer will be based at Harmonic’s San Jose, CA, HQs and will report directly to Harshman.