Hubert Canuet Appointed General Manager and Vice President of Thales Navigation OEM Business Unit.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- Thales Navigation  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , global leader in navigation and positioning systems for professional and private use, today announced it has appointed Hubert Canuet as general manager and vice president of its OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and business unit. With key expertise in developing OEM businesses, Canuet will lead Thales Navigation's OEM business during its growth phase with expansion into auto navigation markets. Canuet reports directly to Thales Navigation Chief Executive Officer Henry Gaillard. Canuet spent ten years heading up sales and marketing for Thales Computers, where his focus was on defense, telecommunications and industrial markets. During his time at Thales Computers, he built a strong sales and marketing team, developed direct and indirect sales channels, and helped to refocus the company to better address its strategic markets. All of these efforts led to strong, profitable growth for the business in the OEM sector. "Hubert's experience with Thales Computers makes him a good choice to lead our OEM business," said Henry Gaillard, Thales Navigation CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We have a breadth and depth of OEM opportunities that we have just begun to take full advantage of and it is the kind of expertise and leadership Hubert brings to our company that we believe will accelerate the growth of our OEM business." Through 25 years in the computer industry for companies such as Encore Computers, Gould, Sperry Univac (company) Sperry Univac - One of the divisions of Sperry Corporation at the time that company merged with the Burroughs Corporation to form Unisys Corporation. , and Olivetti, Canuet gained the essential technical, sales, marketing and P&L experience that equip him to lead the execution of the key strategic partnerships, product development and sales and marketing that are key to Thales Navigation's OEM business. Through its OEM business, Thales Navigation aims to provide electronics customers around the globe a broad range of reliable and competitive OEM IP/technology, product solutions and customer service to enhance their leadership position in existing and emerging markets. Customers are leaders in such markets as avionics, agriculture, vehicle navigation See GPS and vehicle tracking. , and consumer electronics. About Thales Thales is an international electronics and systems group serving the defense, aerospace and security markets. The group employs 62,000 people worldwide and generated revenues of EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 10.6 billion in 2003. Thales Navigation is one of the world's leaders in positioning, navigation and guidance equipment with global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. . Thales Navigation markets its Magellan(R) brand GPS solutions in the consumer electronics, recreation, and automotive markets, and its GPS and GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) The European term for a global satellite-based radio navigation system. See Galileo. professional products in the survey, GIS/Mapping, and OEM markets. Through its joint venture with Hertz, Thales Navigation has developed the Hertz NeverLost(R) vehicle navigation system. Thales Navigation's key innovations include the first U.S. commercial hand-held GPS receiver for positioning and navigation, and the first handheld GPS with industry standard Secure Digital Memory Card capabilities. Thales Navigation is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. with European headquarters in Carquefou, France. For more information, visit www.thalesnavigation.com. Magellan is a trademark of Thales Navigation. Hertz NeverLost is a registered trademark of Hertz System, Inc. |
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