Amar G Subash to Lead India Business for HARMAN Professional Solutions

Published 14 April, 2022

Amar Subash, Vice President and General Manager, HARMAN Professional Solutions APAC

HARMAN Professional Solutions has annouced the appointment of Amar G Subash to lead the India business for HARMAN Professional Solutions. He continues his role as the Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific. Amar reports to Jaime Albors, Senior Vice President, Global Sales, HARMAN Professional Solutions.

In his expanded role, Amar will lead the India team in serving the region's customers with comprehensive integrated systems, including solutions for corporate, education, government, hospitality, large venues, tour sound and lighting, cinema, broadcast, retail and ecommerce.

Amar has been leveraging the strength of HARMAN's iconic brands including JBL Professional, AKG, AMX, Martin lighting, Crown, Soundcraft, BSS and dbx, to drive growth throughout the APAC region. By leading teams across HARMAN Professional offices in Singapore, Japan, Korea, Australia, and now India, Amar will bring the organization closer to channel partners and end customers, and chart a course for further expansion in Asia Pacific territories.

"Amar's exemplary record and global experience has been lauded across HARMAN and also externally amongst our channel partners and end customers. With the example that he has set by leading the APAC region and taking our industry-leading brand to places, we are confident that he will strengthen our India business further. We are hopeful to see some upward momentum in growth and achieving more success in the region," said Jaime.

"I am delighted to take on the additional responsibility of leading the charter for HARMAN Professional Solutions in India. Our legacy in creating iconic brands, integrated solutions across audio, lighting, video and control applications, and association with esteemed partners makes us stand out in the industry. I look forward to elevating experiences of our stakeholders while taking the game a notch higher," said Amar.

Amar is based in Singapore at the HARMAN Professional Solutions Asia Pacific headquarters. He is a seasoned business and finance leader with more than 20 years of industry experience and expertise in controllership, sales, strategy, mergers & acquisitions in consumer goods, industrial, retail, manufacturing, telecommunications and services. Amar joined HARMAN in 2017 as Finance Director for Professional Solutions APAC. In 2019, he became the Director for Channel Management and Operations and in 2020, his responsibilities expanded to lead the Audio Solutions portfolio for Asia-Pacific. In May 2021, he was promoted to VP & GM for Professional Solutions, APAC. Amar started his finance career at Lucent Technologies and later held leadership positions across domains in Tyco Fire and Security India (now Johnson Controls), Ariston Thermo, Singapore.

Amar holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Nagpur University, India and is a member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India. Amar also participated in an executive management program at Berkeley-Haas, University of California.