HUGHES Telematics Announces New Vice President of Business Development for European Market
19 Noviembre 2008 - 2:09PM
PR Newswire (US)
Telematics expert and industry veteran Michael Sena to explore
European market opportunities ATLANTA, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ --
HUGHES Telematics today announced the appointment of telematics
industry veteran Michael Sena as its new Vice President of Business
Development, Europe. Sena will direct the company's European market
efforts to identify and develop third-party relationships that
build on HUGHES Telematics' vision of becoming a global leader in
services for the connected car. Sena, who for the last 11 years has
managed the implementation of Volvo's On Call telematics services
in 15 European countries, brings more than 20 years' industry
experience to HUGHES Telematics. In this newly created position,
Sena will leverage HUGHES Telematics' next generation architecture,
specifically designed to support the extension of services into
international markets, to develop relationships with regional
content providers, call centers and carriers, building a European
telematics offering that will serve the company's existing and
potential European OEM customers. "Mike's deep understanding of
both the European marketplace and OEM needs will help HUGHES
Telematics accelerate our European launch," said Erik Goldman,
president, HUGHES Telematics. "With the core of our next generation
architecture complete, the implementation of local market content
and service providers is the next step required for our expansion
into the European market." Sena is an internationally recognized
visionary providing strategic consulting services to the automotive
and telematics industries. He has collaborated and provided counsel
for leading service providers, on- and off-board systems developers
and automotive industry interests in North America, Europe and the
Far East. As a leading contributor to the development of
location-based services standards, he has served as an expert with
the International Standards Organization committee on Intelligent
Transportation Systems applications of digital map data and as a
chair of the European Committee for Digital Mapping and ITS
Applications. About HUGHES Telematics HUGHES Telematics
(http://www.hughestelematics.com/) is a leader in implementing the
next generation of connected services for the automobile. Centered
on a core platform of safety and security offerings, the company
develops and manages vehicle- and driver-centric solutions to
enhance the driving and ownership experience. Headquartered in
Atlanta, Ga., HUGHES Telematics offers a portfolio of consumer,
manufacturer, fleet and dealer services provided through two-way
broadband connectivity to the vehicle. HUGHES Telematics and
Polaris Acquisition Corp (AMEX:TKP.U) have agreed to an all stock
merger which, upon satisfaction of certain closing conditions, will
result in HUGHES Telematics stockholders and management becoming
the controlling stockholders and management of Polaris. DATASOURCE:
HUGHES Telematics CONTACT: Scott Merritt, for HUGHES Telematics,
+1-770-649-0880, Ext 302 Office, +1-770-778-4786 Mobile, Web site:
http://www.hughestelematics.com/
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