Tim Thorsteinson is president of Harris Broadcast Communications. In this role, Mr. Thorsteinson's mandate is to position Harris as a market leader in the professional digital video industry.

During his long career in the broadcast market, Mr. Thorsteinson has earned a unique reputation for transforming companies into highly efficient, profitable, customer-driven operations. His most recent role prior to joining Harris was as president and CEO of Leitch Technology, where he succeeded in turning a company that had not realized an operating profit in more than two years into a growing, profitable, sought-after organization.

Before joining Leitch, Mr. Thorsteinson served as vice president of Grass Valley products for Thomson Broadcast & Media Solutions. Prior to Thomson's acquisition of the Grass Valley Group, Thorsteinson was president and CEO of GVG, where he led the team that returned the company to profitability and market leadership.

Mr. Thorsteinson joined the Grass Valley Group when it was spun off of the Video and Networking Division (VND) of Tektronix, where he was then serving as VND president.

Before leading VND, Thorsteinson was president of Tektronix Pacific Operations, one of two units that were established to accelerate growth in key international markets. In this role, Thorsteinson reengineered the company's largest business in the region; moved operational management to the area; formed a wholly owned distribution and development company in China; formed a software business in India; and boosted printer, video, networking and test and measurement sales across the Pacific region.

Mr. Thorsteinson began his technology career at Santa Clara, California-based National Semiconductor Corporation, where he served as director of quality performance. It was here that his "turnaround" reputation began, as he helped National Semiconductor transform its relationship with AT&T to become the telecommunications giant most valued supplier.

A native of California, Mr. Thorsteinson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.