NORTHRIDGE, CA – Harman named Scott Leslie director of engineering for JBL Professional. Prior to JBL, Leslie held positions with companies such as Fender, Altec Lansing, Tektronix and Sun Microsystems. Most recently, he served as CEO of Evidant Corporation, a software company he founded.
Leslie holds an MSEE degree in Acoustics from Georgia Tech University, and an MBA degree from the University of California, Irvine. His father is Don Leslie, inventor and producer of the Leslie speaker, the sound behind the Hammond B3 organ. He will report directly to Mark Ureda, JBL vice president and general manager.
"I have always loved JBL for its history, technology, and especially the speakers," said Leslie. "I have known Mark Ureda since I graduated and joined Altec Lansing. With the team that Mark has put together, we have a tremendous opportunity to develop and bring to market the next generation of JBL greatness."
"Scott Leslie brings a wealth of technical expertise, creativity, energy and leadership to further leverage our outstanding R&D team at JBL Pro," said Ureda. "I can think of no better individual than Scott to drive our tradition of excellence and take JBL to the next level of high performance loudspeaker technologies and designs."
For more information, please visit www.harman.com.
