Last week in Brussels took place the Galileo Application Days, a successful event that gathered over 900 professionals from the GNSS technology sector and related European politics and administrative decision makers. This event seamlessly mixed three days of conferences and networking, 2,000 sq meters of outdoor...

Bill Longacre was hired as Director of Sales at MiTAC Digital Corporation early February, GPS Business News learned this week. MiTAC Digital Corporation is the business name behind the Magellan brand since its acquistion by Taiwanese manufacturer MiTAC last year. Bill Longacre is actually coming back at Magellan after a...

TomTom today officially confirmed a scoop revealed last week by GPS Business News: CEO Bill Henry is leaving Tele Atlas and Peter van der Fluit is to lead the TomTom mapping division as Senior Vice President of Licensing Business Unit Tele Atlas. “Peter van der Fluit will be responsible for all sales, marketing and...

Bill Henry, CEO at digital map maker Tele Atlas is said to have left the company. According to our sources and cross verifications, the chief executive of the TomTom subsidiary seems to have left the operations at Tele Atlas early-mid December, while technically remaining in the company, at least until February 18, when TomTom...

Garmin will open a wireless technology center in North Carolina, initially hiring up to 40 people. The GPS maker is looking to hire experienced wireless development, wireless software, and handset certification engineers. The company had a job fair last week which attracted hundreds of participants. The R&D center will...

Yesterday at Nokia’s Capital Markets Days, Michael Halbherr was officially announced as leaving its role as head of the Nokia Maps unit and taking over a new position with responsibilities for the Ovi experience. His successor at Nokia Maps has yet to be announced. Michael Halbherr used to be the CEO of the navigation...

Over 70 top representatives from the GPS and location-based services industry are expected to gather in Mountain View for an evening of networking on November 30. Organized by GPS Business News, and sponsored by geospatial platform provider deCarta, the goal of this event is to offer quality time to share ideas,...

Geospatial services and platform provider deCarta has hired Brian MacDonald as Vice President, Mobile Business Development. MacDonald will head up deCarta's global mobile business development operations with a dedicated team focused on strategic partnerships with mobile operators. "This [appointment] further underscores...

Mobile navigation supplier NDrive Navigation Systems announced today the appointment of Luis Baptista-Coelho as its new CEO to drive the worldwide expansion of the company. With development and headquarters in Portugal, NDrive develops navigation software and Personal navigation Devices for the consumer market and sells its...

Mapmaker Tele Atlas today announced that Aref Matin was appointed as Chief Technology Officer. In this role, started early July, Matin is responsible for developing and managing the company’s technology and product strategy, strategic research and advanced engineering. Matin reports to Tele Atlas CEO Bill Henry. He is also a...

TomTom today announces that Alain Pakiry has been appointed as the new Senior Vice President Marketing of TomTom’s consumer business unit. This appointment follows the departure of Alex Batchelor (read here). Alain Pakiry will be responsible for managing the consumer brand and all consumer-related marketing and...

GPS Business News learned today that Larry Kaplan, formerly EVP and General Counsel at NAVTEQ has been appointed new CEO of the company in replacement of Judson Green. Kaplan has been with NAVTEQ since 1995, and has led some of the company’s most significant business transactions including its 2004 initial public...