Harman International Appoints Jennifer Peter as Chief Accounting Officer

Harman International Industries, Incorporated (NYSE:HAR) announced today that it has appointed Jennifer Peter as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective October 1, 2008. Peter has served most recently as Vice President, Finance and Administration for the company’s JBL Professional unit. Peter has more than 13 years of financial experience. She joined Harman International in 2003 as Assistant Controller, Americas and was promoted to Controller, Americas in 2005 where she had responsibility for financial review and monitoring of all North American operations. She also managed the Corporate Accounting department. Prior to joining Harman, Peter worked in Disney’s Corporate Transaction Support Group and KPMG’s Audit Department where Harman was her primary client. She has both an undergraduate and graduate degree in Accounting from the University of Southern California, and is a Certified Public Accountant. "We look forward to welcoming Jennifer Peter to our corporate team,” said Herbert Parker, Harman Chief Financial Officer. "Her strong finance background and knowledge of the company’s processes and products will benefit us from day one as she takes on new responsibilities for Harman.” Harman International (www.harman.com) designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of audio and infotainment products for the automotive, consumer and professional markets. The Company maintains a strong presence in the Americas, Europe and Asia and employs more than 11,000 people worldwide. The Harman International family of brands spans some 15 leading names including AKG, Audioaccess, Becker, BSS, Crown, dbx, DigiTech, Harman Kardon, Infinity, JBL, Lexicon, Mark Levinson, Revel, QNX, Soundcraft and Studer. The Company’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the Symbol HAR.