Location-based social start-up Loopt recruited Steve Boom, a seasoned mobile and Internet industry executive as President. “Steve is a tremendous addition to the Loopt management team, enabling us to capitalize on the exciting opportunities available in the location-based services market,” said Sam Altman, co-founder and...

Jeff Jordan, president and CEO of OpenTable, has joined the board of directors at Booyah, the maker of location-based mobile entertainment app MyTown. "The combination of Jeff's expertise in the real-world local space and his past experiences in growing businesses is perfect for us as we focus on scaling our company and...

Last week we learned about two moves of executives at TomTom: Psion veteran Charles Davies is joining the Dutch company from Nokia, where he was technology advisor, and Peter van der Fluit, who was senior vice president Licensing (ie. Head of Tele Atlas) has left the company earlier last week. Both moves were confirmed by...

Chris Burke, former Research in Motion EMEA Managing director and CTO of Vodafone UK took role as Chairman at UK-based mobile navigation provider Navmii. Since the development of his own investment fund and advisory business in 2005, Chris Burke served on the board of several successful companies. He was Chairman of...

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...