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In 2001, Harold was appointed Chief Executive Officer of TomTom, a role he has held ever since. [7] During this time, he focused the business on developing navigation software, launching the TomTom Navigator in 2002.
Jul 23, 2021 · In July 2021, TomTom co-founder and CEO Harold Goddijn is being recognized by the Automotive Hall of Fame with the inaugural Mobility Innovator Award, putting him alongside names such as Mario Andretti, Walter Bentley, Karl Benz and Enzo Ferrari.
Sep 20, 2024 · Harold Goddijn is the CEO and one of the co-founders of TomTom, a leading provider of navigation and mapping products. Under his leadership, TomTom has evolved from a small software company into a global player in the navigation industry, known for its innovative products and services.
Episode Sponsor: SkyFi: https://www.skyfi.com/Harold Goddijn is one of the co-founders & the CEO of TomTom. TomTom has pivoted many times, from it's beginnin...
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Oct 1, 2023 · Harold Goddijn is one of the co-founders & the CEO of TomTom. TomTom has pivoted many times, from its beginnings making PDA software in the early 90s, stumbling onto mapping, building its own hardware to millions of devices sold in a day, to its current form today.
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Harold Goddijn is a Dutch national. Having studied Economics at Amsterdam University, Harold started his career with a venture capital firm. He then founded Psion Netherlands BV in 1989 as a joint venture with Psion Plc and in 1991 co-founded TomTom.
Harold Goddijn, CEO and co-founder of TomTom technologies brought the world one of the most revolutionary products in mobility since the sextant – satellite global placement system navigation. With a few clicks of a button, anyone with a GPS system can navigate themselves anywhere in the world.
