HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated , the premier audio, visual, infotainment and enterprise automation group, today named Sandra E. Rowland, currently HARMAN's Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2015. She will join the HARMAN Executive Committee and continue to report to Dinesh C. Paliwal, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of HARMAN.