 On November 1, 2011, Lance retired from Harris Corp. and was succeeded by William H. Brown.Before joining Harris, Lance was president of NCR Corporation and chief operating officer of its Retail and Financial Group.Previously, he spent 17 years with Emerson Electric Co., where he held a number of senior management positions, including executive vice president of its electronics and telecommunications segment; chief executive officer and director of its Astec PLC electronics subsidiary in Hong Kong; group vice president of its climate technologies business segment; and president of its Copeland Refrigeration division.