TomTom executive vice president of Marketing Alex Batchelor is said to have left from the Dutch company according to UK-based publication Marketing Week. Alex Batchelor joined TomTom less than a year ago to “be responsible for managing the TomTom brand internationally and positioning the combination of TomTom’s products and services as the premier in-car navigation solution”, according to TomTom’s own corporate wording.

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Alex Batchelor, has been working for around 20 years in marketing and international brand management. His previous experiences include Orange (VP marketing global brand in 2002-2005), Interbrand (joint managing director in 1996-2002), Saatchi and Saatchi (1994-1996) and Unilever (1987-1994). Before joining TomTom he was marketing director at Royal Mail Group, in the United Kingdom.