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Harold Goddijn (born April 23, 1960) [1] is the CEO of the Dutch consumer/business electronics company TomTom since 2001. [2] Early life and education. He studied Economics at the University of Amsterdam from 1982 till 1986. [3] Early career. Goddijn started his career with a venture capital firm. [2] .
Oct 1, 2023 · Watch on. 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, 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.
Harold Goddijn. Harold is the Chief Executive Officer of TomTom and a member of its Management Board. He is an entrepreneur and innovator who co-founded TomTom in 1991, having previously founded Psion Netherlands BV in 1989 as a joint venture with Psion Plc.
Jul 23, 2021 · Jul 23, 2021 · 8 min read. 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.
Aug 20, 2021 · 2020/2021 AHF Awardee Harold Goddijn and three like-minded entrepreneurs came together to create Palm Top Software in 1991, the company that would later become TomTom. Under Goddijn’s leadership, the company created pioneering digital map and location technologies.
Nov 24, 2011 · Goddijn and his team had given themselves a 48-hour deadline to come up with a brand. "We tried to create a character, a friend, a local that will help you find your way.
