Kevin Harris

Kevin Harris works with leading organizations across the Industrial/Natural Resources sector with a focus on operations and general management. He is based in Shanghai.

Previous Experience

Prior to joining Russell Reynolds Associates, Kevin spent the past four years with TE Connectivity as Vice President, Commercial Industrial Solutions Operations, Asia/Pacific, where he was responsible for 13 facilities with over 22,000 employees producing electronic, PC, medical, fiber optic, lighting, solar and magnetic products. Earlier, he was also responsible for the company's $8 billion global procurement organization. Prior to this, he spent ten years with Haworth Incorporated as an Operations Director, Asia/Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Shanghai, responsible for strategic production, operations and logistics initiatives including a South African operations penetration strategy, a Latin American supply chain strategy and establishing manufacturing operations in India. Kevin also led manufacturing and manufacturing engineering organizations for Japanese Automotive firm Calsonic where he worked in both the HVAC and Exhaust Divisions. He began his career and spent ten years with IBM in engineering and U.S. sales and marketing, where he developed manufacturing and distribution solutions.

Education

Kevin received his B.S., honors, in engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and his M.B.A. in business administration from Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro.