Harmonic Adds Execs, Board Member

PadmanabhanHarmonic (NASDAQ:HLIT) announced appointments to its executive team and board of directors. Peter Alexander, the company's new senior vice president and chief marketing officer, will drive Harmonic's global corporate marketing initiatives. Krishnan Padmanabhan, named senior vice president of video products, will lead the management of Harmonic's video product and solutions portfolio. Joining Harmonic's board is Mitzi Reaugh, senior vice president, strategy and business development, at Miramax.In an internal move, 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 edge and access products. For the past five years, Ben-Natan has led Harmonic's product marketing, solutions and strategy group.