HERE appoints Peter Meier as Chief Financial Officer

HERE has announced the appointment of Peter Meier as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) who joined HERE on August 15.

“Peter is a proven leader with profound knowledge of both international financial markets and corporate governance standards. He will play a decisive role in securing the long-term growth of HERE as an independent company and helping it to realize its vision of becoming the open location platform serving multiple industries,” said Edzard Overbeek, CEO, HERE.

“This is a time when the full potential of location intelligence is coming into view, and I am thrilled to join a company which has so much to bring to this space,” said Peter Meier.

Meier brings with him an extensive background in corporate finance and governance, treasury, financial planning and analysis, tax, investor relations, strategic planning, M&A and risk management.

He joins HERE from Kuoni Group where until November 2015 he served as CEO. http://360.here.com.