Takeshi Hayashi

Part of Noritz Corp., Harman Co Ltd is a gas-related product manufacturer based in Osaka, Japan. The Japanese company is the first kitchen equipment to use gas fire and commercialized built-in stove. Harman designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions, and services supporting the internet of things. The company has leading brands such as AKG, Harman Kardon, Infinity, JBL, Lexicon, Mark Levinson, and Revel. Harman has a workforce of approximately 30,000 people across the Americas, and in March 2017, they became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.