Ruomu Hu Recognized as a Powerful Figure in Consumer Electronics by Our Platform in 2025
In a remarkable recognition of her achievements, Ruomu Hu, the Vice President and General Manager of HARMAN Embedded Audio (HEA), has been named a recipient of the 2025 Powerful Women in Consumer Electronics Award.
With over 20 years of leadership at HARMAN, Hu has led the business unit that designs and delivers integrated audio solutions, including embedded software, hardware, and finished products for various sectors. Under her leadership, HEA has undergone a comprehensive transformation, driving strategic and profitable growth.
Hu holds advanced engineering degrees from the University of Michigan and Purdue University and has completed executive education programs at Stanford University. She is multilingual and has extensive experience leading global teams across North America, China, India, Europe, Korea, and Japan.
One of Hu's most significant contributions to HARMAN has been her role in shaping HEA into a key growth engine for the company. Her leadership has resulted in a full transformation in engineering innovation, operational excellence, platform value, and business modeling. This transformation has been instrumental in elevating the Audio and Voice performance of technology partners, as HEA's mission states.
Hu's notable achievements include transforming HEA through innovation and operational excellence, expanding its market and business model, and elevating the brand’s presence with products under Sound by JBL and Sound by Harman/Kardon, as well as proprietary software licensing platforms like AudioEFX.
Hu joined HARMAN in 2002 and has held a range of strategic and technical leadership roles. She played a key role in building HARMAN's global automotive business and securing the company's first Chinese OEM customers. She also established HARMAN's legal entity in China and launched a manufacturing greenfield operation, while spearheading the introduction of Harman/Kardon brand marketing in China.
HARMAN Embedded Audio's services span across connected homes, cars, devices, enterprise automation, and the Internet of Things. The company offers 24/7 availability to help drive Audio and Voice projects, with its extended team offering full support across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
The recognition by TWICE magazine as a Powerful Woman in Consumer Electronics is a testament to Hu's leadership and the impact she has had on the industry. Dave Rogers, president of HARMAN’s Lifestyle Division, praised her as instrumental in shaping the Embedded Audio business into a key growth engine for the company.
With over 70 years of experience in utilizing audio engineering, HARMAN Embedded Audio continues to push the boundaries of what is possible in audio technology, thanks to the visionary leadership of Ruomu Hu.
- Ruomu Hu, a recipients of the 2025 Powerful Women in Consumer Electronics Award, has led HARMAN Embedded Audio (HEA), a business unit that delivers audio solutions for various sectors, for over 20 years.
- Under her leadership, HEA has undergone a transformation, driving strategic and profitable growth, and becoming a key growth engine for the company.
- Hu's leadership has resulted in a transformation in engineering innovation, operational excellence, platform value, and business modeling at HEA.
- Hu's notable achievements include transforming HEA through innovation, expanding its market and business model, and elevating the brand’s presence with products under Sound by JBL and Sound by Harman/Kardon.
- HARMAN Embedded Audio's services span across connected homes, cars, devices, enterprise automation, and the Internet of Things, offering 24/7 availability to help drive Audio and Voice projects.
- The recognition by TWICE magazine as a Powerful Woman in Consumer Electronics is a testament to Hu's leadership and the impact she has had on the technology industry, as well as on the fields of education-and-self-development and business.
