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Former Leitch prez takes over Harris broadcast unit – which makes a purchase

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Tim Thorsteinson has been named president of Harris Corporation's broadcast communications division.Thorsteinson, 52, had been serving as president of the Leitch Technology business unit of Harris since the company bought Leitch in 2005. He succeeds Jeremy Wensinger who will take over Harris Government Communications Systems Division."Tim is well known and highly respected within the broadcast industry," said Howard Lance, chairman, president and CEO of Harris. "He has a proven track record of operational success within the industry and a vision that will keep Harris at the cutting edge of product innovation and customer responsiveness."Thorsteinson joined Leitch Technology...