January 16, 2020
Amsterdam, the Netherlands -- HERE Technologies, a global leader in
mapping and location services, today announced the appointment of Fred
Hessabi as Senior Vice President (SVP) and General Manager of Europe,
the Middle East, Africa and Russia.
In his role, Hessabi will be responsible for driving regional revenue
growth and diversifying the HERE customer portfolio. With HERE Workspace
and HERE Marketplace at the core of the company's platform, Hessabi will
identify opportunities for customers, partners and developers, across
industries, to leverage the power of location intelligence to solve
their business problems.
Hessabi replaces Stefan Hansen, who left HERE in December 2019 to take a
position at NTT Data.
Prior to HERE, Hessabi was President of C3.ai International, a leading
enterprise AI software provider for building enterprise-scale
applications and accelerating digital transformation. In this role, he
led and managed all C3 operations outside the USA, including sales,
marketing and professional services.
Hessabi has more than 25 years of sales experience in the technology
industry. He has worked with clients in a variety of sectors including
telecommunications, retail and public sector. Before C3, Hessabi held
leadership roles at several prominent companies. He was SAP's General
Manager of EMEA - North & Continental Europe, in charge of all SAP
revenues and operations in the region and, before that, at Siebel
Systems for ten years, where he served as President of EMEA.
Hessabi holds a MBA degree from the SKEMA Business School in France and
will be based in Paris.
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About HERE Technologies
HERE, a location data and technology platform, moves people, businesses
and cities forward by harnessing the power of location. By leveraging
our open platform, we empower our customers to achieve better outcomes -
from helping a city manage its infrastructure or a business optimize its
assets to guiding drivers to their destination safely. To learn more
about HERE, please visit www.here.com and http://360.here.com.
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