Join us in celebrating our very own Dave Rogers, President of the Lifestyle Division, on his recognition as a Gold Winner in the Innovator of the Year category of the Best in Biz 2024 North America Awards.
With this award, Best in Biz recognized Dave’s visionary approach and strategic leadership of his global teams as they work toward our mission to deliver superior listening experiences for everyone, everywhere. Dave’s commitment to a culture of collaborative innovation consistently inspires our team members to deliver quality audio solutions, set new standards for the industry, and push the boundaries of product advancement and development. With a keen eye for opportunities and endless dedication to driving growth, his selection for this commendable award comes as no surprise.
There is no doubt that Dave has played a pivotal role in shaping the success of HARMAN’s Lifestyle division. Under his guidance, HARMAN and our brands have achieved remarkable milestones, including these recent standouts from JBL:
Pioneering Audio Advancements:
- Pascal Van Laer, Vice President of Headphones and Wearables at HARMAN, and the Headphones team optimized their relentless commitment to innovation with the JBL Tour PRO 3, which features a second-generation Smart Charging Case, and is JBL’s first True Wireless Stereo model with full Auracast Bluetooth functionality, and they just launched JBL Tour One M3 headphones with its revolutionary SmartTx wireless audio transmitter.

- These exciting products continued the innovation momentum led by Rodney Chan, Vice President & General Manager of Home Audio at HARMAN, and the Home Audio team who launched the JBL Authentics line, which also boasts an industry first: an integrated collaboration between Amazon and Google that provides consumers with simultaneous access to both Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa in one device.

Revolutionizing Audio Engineering:
- Sharon Peng, Senior Vice President of Global Engineering Consumer Audio at HARMAN, led the opening of the HARMAN Audio Engineering Lab in Denmark. The lab, dedicated to hearables development, is the first and only of its kind in Europe and collaborates with Danish universities, providing opportunities to work with local young engineering talent. And the Shenzen Engineering facilities have also recently undergone an upgrade to ensure our world class engineering capabilities remain at the forefront of the industry.

- And amongst numerous innovations under the leadership of Brian Divine, President of Professional Solutions at HARMAN, and the Professional Division was the introduction of SPAT Revolution from FLUX, a technology that delivers immersive audio to the professional audio mixing world.

The Best in Biz Awards prides itself on objectivity and impartiality, as the only independent business awards program judged by prominent members of the press from a range of different top-tier publications. Once again, congratulations to Dave and his team on this impressive achievement!
