Harman Professional has named Vince Grieb as Senior Director of Operations, Loudspeaker SBU, bringing his experience in Lean/Six Sigma manufacturing practices, cost control strategies, quality assurance management and project life cycle management to the company’s manufacturing plants and operations around the world. He will report to Bryan Bradley, VP and GM of Harman Professional’s Loudspeaker SBU.
Grieb has been with Harman since 2005 in lead operations roles within the company’s Infotainment division. Most recently he took on an international start-up assignment at the new Harman facility in Queretaro, Mexico. He is experienced in manufacturing strategy based on Process Design, Problem Solving, Systematic Sharing of Knowledge and Leaders as Teachers. He holds a BS in Automated Manufacturing and both a BS and MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University, and holds a certification in Factory Physics.
‘As Harman and the Loudspeaker SBU continue to expand their presence around the globe in a growing number of vertical markets, I am looking forward to ensuring that we deliver on our commitment to providing the highest-quality audio products backed up by the strongest customer support in the industry,’ he says.
‘Vince brings a tremendously successful track record to this position and his global perspective will serve him well as our new Senior Director of Operations,’ adds Bradley. ‘He is a strong and decisive operations leader with excellent analytical, organisational, team-building and planning skills. He will be instrumental in managing our growth through cost-effective production and intelligently addressing the market opportunities in each region around the world.’
