This presentation represents my experience and idea that I had during my internship period.

2. INTRODUCTION
• American subsidiary of Samsung Electronics
• Estd. In 1980
• Products includes lifestyle audio, connected cars, professional
solutions etc.
• CEO – Mr. Dinesh Paliwal
• Head Quarters – Stamford
• Harman was listed in New York Stock Exchange prior its aquisation

3. Acquisitions
• Samsung acquired Harman in November 2016
• Officially Harman became a subsidiary of Samsung in February 2017
• Samsung acquired Harman for $8 Billion
• Price for Harman stockholders is $112 per share

4. PRODUCTS
• AKG - microphone/headphones
• AMX - video switching and control devices
• Arcam - high end home audio - amplifiers and audio components
• Becker - car infotainment
• BSS Audio - signal processing
• Crown International - pro amplifiers
• dbx - signal processors
• DigiTech - guitar products
• HardWire - guitar pedals
• HiQnet - control network for digital audio, based on Ethernet
• harman/kardon - home/car audio
• Infinity - home/car speakers
• JBL - home/car speakers & amplifiers, professional speakers
• Lexicon - digital processing
• Mark Levinson Audio Systems - home/car audio
• Martin Professional - stage and architectural lighting and effects fixtures
• Revel - home/car speakers
• Selenium - home, car and professional speakers, amplifiers, sound tables/mixers
• S1nn GmbH & Co.
• Soundcraft - mixing consoles
• Studer - mixing consoles
• HALOsonic - Noise Management Solutions

5. EMPLOYEE STRENGTH
Table 1. Number of full-time employees (Approx.)
Fiscal Year Total North America Outside of NA
2018[24] 26,000 7,300 18,700
Mar. 2017[25] 29,000 - -
Feb. 2016[26] - - -
Sep. 2015[27] 28,000 - -
2015[28] 24,197 6,793 17,404
2014[29] 14,202 5,599 8,603
2013[30] 12,221 4,509 7,712
2012[31] 11,386 4,169 7,197
2010[32] 9,816 3,362 6,454
2008[33] 11,694 4,834 6,860
2007[34] 11,688 5,611 6,077

6. MARKET SHARE AND GROWTH
• Estimated revenue of Harman (2018) is $7.5 Billion
• SmartBeings has partnered with Harman for WooHoo
• WooHoo is an interactive all home assistant
• Harman International wants to nearly triple annual sales by 2025 by partnering with tech
groups such as Amazon, Google and Microsoft, as well as its new owner, Samsung
• CEO Dinesh Palliwal, in an interview at the IFA consumer electronics fair, said he had set
an internal goal to make Harman a $20 billion business within eight years, up from
around $7.3 billion currently, through a mix of internal growth and bolt-on deals.
• The aim is to expand the three parts of its business: consumer and professional audio
products, along with its biggest operation, automotive audio and parts supply.

7. INNOVATION
• Optimal Configurations for Subwoofers in Rooms Considering Seat to
Seat Variation and Low Frequency Efficiency: Color Plots
• Direction and Space – the Final Frontiers
• Audio, Science in the Service of Art
• A New Laboratory for Evaluating Multichannel Audio Components
and Systems

8. EXPECTED GROWTH