MOSCOW and KIEV – Harman Professional opened an office in Moscow and completed seminars in Moscow and Kiev that drew some 400 participants from Russia, Ukraine and surrounding areas. The October events were the first in a series of targeted, regional, international roadshows organized by Harman's recently-appointed director of knowledge resources, David Scheirman.
Scheirman worked with Harman's new Moscow-based team headed by Evgeny Konov, the Harman Professional EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Sales Region technical team and the company's associated distributors – A&T Trade (Russia) and Komora (Ukraine).
"Our channel partners around the globe are sophisticated business and technology leaders that very quickly grasp the potential of new technologies and concepts," said Scheirman. "In staging these seminars in Russia and Ukraine, we had the opportunity to really get into the details and explain both the technical attributes and field applications of our systems. We also received valuable feedback from the regional attendees. We're grateful to our partners for helping organize the events and especially to our audiences who made them such interactive, informative experiences."
In discussing the new Harman office in Moscow, Konov, who is Harman's country manager, Russia/CIS, spoke of the professional division's commitment to be "great listeners" to customer needs, while strengthening relations with its distributors in Russia and Ukraine. "Now with an office and dedicated staff here in Moscow, I expect that Russia and other members of the CIS will be a strong growth market for the future," Konov added.
"Russia and the entire CIS region is a growth market, and because our systems are proven productivity tools in both channel and vertical markets, our message has a strong resonance there," said Michael MacDonald, Harman's executive vice president of marketing and sales. "We look forward to working with the Russia and CIS audio and integration communities," he added.
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