Harold Goddijn

Harold Goddijn (born April 23, 1960) is the CEO of the Dutch consumer/business electronics company TomTom since 2001.

Early life and education He studied Economics at the University of Amsterdam from 1982 till 1986.

Early career Goddijn started his career with a venture capital firm. Goddijn invested in Palmtop Software, building a partnership with the co-founders Peter-Frans Pauwels and Pieter Geelen (who are still running the company with him today). Palmtop Software completely changed their name and their image and is now known as TomTom.

In 2001, Harold was appointed Chief Executive Officer of TomTom, a role he has held ever since. During this time, he focused the business on developing navigation software, launching the TomTom Navigator in 2002. Next, Harold made the decision to move into manufacturing hardware solutions, launching the first TomTom GO in 2004. the company has been building up its map making tech that will work in conjunction with the numerous sensors appearing on cars today to enable autonomous driving cars.

Other commitment He is chair of the Comité Ondernemerschap en Financiering, advising the Minister of Finance.

Personal life Goddijn, who now lives in Amsterdam, is married to Corinne Vigreux who is Co-Founder and Managing Director of the Consumer Business Unit since 2008 at TomTom. The couple have two children studying at universities.