Meet Our Leaders
David Wiernik
President
As President and co-founder of NNG, David was one of the first path-finders of the GPS industry. He successfully oversaw the first full 3D digital mapping of Israel. Among his many business pursuits, he operates two international marketing companies for aviation products and engines.
Kobi Halperin
Chairman
In 2002, Kobi founded GPS & More Ltd. together with his business partner, David Wiernik with the aim of bringing the world of navigation to Israel. In 2004, he and David established NNG along with Hungarian partners. Kobi acts as Chairman of NNG and oversees both the company’s external and internal relationships - with one goal in mind: mark NNG as one of the strongest names in the global navigation market.
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Chris Greentree
CEO
As CEO, Chris leverages a solid background in mechanical and software engineering, plus two decades in marketing, sales, and business development, to identify opportunities to build value for NNG’s partners. Both a real car person, and a coder at heart, Chris uses these passions to place himself in the minds of engineers, developers, and consumers. He believes understanding all stakeholder requirements is key to identifying both unserved needs, and the new technologies which will meet them.
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Mihály Szabó
CFO
Mihály brings a business and strategy focused mindset to his role as CFO at NNG. Building upon more than 20 years’ experience in Finance leadership roles. Skilled in strategy management, international business and operations, cross border mergers and acquisitions, business planning, and international accounting, Mihaly provides strong financial expertise and leadership to the company.
Heikki Laine
CMO
As Chief Marketing Officer at NNG, Heikki focuses on competitive strategy, product planning, and portfolio management. A multi-talented engineer, technology strategist, and registered patent attorney, he identifies and develops quality products that create, capture, and deliver value for NNG’s customers and partners. With over 15 years’ product and strategy experience, Heikki has proven expertise in driving innovation and digital transformation for high-growth startups and fortune 100 companies.
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Dr. Karl-Heinz Glander
SVP Global Engineering
As Senior Vice President Global Engineering, Karl-Heinz brings 20 years of Engineering Leadership experience from the automotive industry. He is an expert in leading large software development teams in a global environment as well as the most up-to-date automotive technologies. He has a PhD in Physics from the University of Bonn, Germany. His focus is to grow globally and develop further our engineering execution capabilities to meet our highly demanding customer needs.
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Dr. Martin Pfeifle
CTO
As CTO, Martin guides NNG’s technological development and innovation programs. He is well-recognized throughout the automotive industry, and as a founding father of the Navigation Data Standard, he is an expert in both navigation, and its applications for automated driving. With wide academic and industry experience, Martin brings knowledge of how the latest automotive technologies can impact both convenience and safety. An impressive communicator, Martin presents regularly at industry events.
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Dr. Kristóf Baltay
CHRO
As CHRO, Kristóf has an economy and psychology education background. Kristóf is a seasoned business executive with over 25 year’s international experience in Automotive, IT-Telecom, Energy, Financial Services and Consulting industries. Well exposed to family owned, private equity as well as fortune 500 company environment & culture. He has a proven track record in operational business management, corporate culture, change and talent management, leadership development, organizational design, labor relations, integration and M&A activities.
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Éva Kerecsen
General Counsel
Eva is an experienced legal professional with a demonstrated history of working within the computer software industry. As NNG’s General Counsel she is a proactive leader, heading the Legal Department which provides its services to the entirety of NNG and its subsidiaries. In addition to day-to-day management of the legal team, Eva leads and participates in the formation of company policy and ensures its implementation throughout NNG Group.
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Gavin Donkin
SVP Business Transformation and Operations
Gavin is Senior Vice President of Business Transformation and Operations. With over 30 years’ experience in the automotive industry – from guiding product development and strategy, to engineering globalization, organization design, and customer management – Gavin uses his holistic understanding of the industry to help guide NNG’s transition from a pure navigation company to a provider of next generation mobility solutions.
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Zoltán Nagy
VP Engineering Resource Planning
Zoltan joined NNG in 2007 as a developer. A growth mindset, coupled with a broad range of experience in different development fields, allowed him to swiftly rise through the ranks to Head of Specialist Teams, and then to Chief Engineer in 2016. Zoltan brings a developer’s eyes to product strategy and, being versed in a variety of development methodologies, is able to leverage significant expertise in the analysis of their advantages, downsides, and applicability.
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Roger Huang
SVP APAC
Roger is Regional Sales Leader for the Asia Pacific region. A leading sales figures in the Chinese in-car navigation market, he leverages over 10-years’ experience in sales, product, and program management. With the development and support of an extended network of key local decision makers, Roger is responsible for guiding NNG’s sales and business development throughout China and Southeast Asia.
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Miklós Tomcsányi
Regional Sales Leader for EMEA1
Miklós is responsible for NNG’s Sales organization in EMEA. Based in Germany he also leads the subsidiary NNG Germany GmbH. Miklós builds on a strong technical and business background and 17 years of connectivity, software, and automotive experience in various engineering, sales, and management roles. He builds on the pillars people, business, and technology in his customer and business oriented strategic approach.
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Gonen Vardi
CEO, SheeldS Automotive Cybersecurity, part of NNG Group
Gonen has 14+ years of experience in Sales and Business Leadership including complex strategic project management in the areas of cyber security and enterprise businesses software. Prior to entering the private sector, Gonen served as a member of the Israeli Defense Force.
Our Global Footprint
NNG LLC. is a global company that develops the next generation of navigation and infotainment systems for the biggest automotive companies around the world. We work with the best map and content providers to improve the lives of people in as many countries as possible. We’ve mapped over 190 countries, our technologies are offered in 50 languages, we have 6 offices and 3 auxiliary offices on 6 continents, and we have nearly 1,000 employees who come from all over the world. Diversity is one of our core principles – whether it’s the partners we work with, the places we ship our products to, the people we hire, or the work we do. Our award-winning strategy helped us become the fastest growing company in Europe in 2014.
Awards
2014: Stevie Awards
2014 International Business Awards - Bronze Stevie - Fastest Growing Company in North America
2014: Stevie Awards
2014 International Business Awards - Gold Stevie - Fastest Growing Company in Europe
2014: Fujitsu Ten Limited
Certificate of Appreciation for Excellent Engineering Development
2014: AutoBild Test Sieger
Test Winner - Mazda 3 infotainment system
2014: European Business Awards
Growth Strategy of the Year
2012 World Finance 100
Groundbreaking achievements in the global navigation industry
2012 Office of the Year in Hungary
XXI. Innovation Grand Prize in Hungary
Recognized for the iGO Automotive Navigation Solution
2009: Deloitte Technology Fast 50
"Rising Stars" Category - "A leading technology company"
2008: Deloitte Technology Fast 50
Most Dynimically Developing IT Company in Central EuropeOur Story
2004
NNG was founded by two Israeli businessmen and several Hungarian technical professionals. Their goal was modest: to make navigation easy and fun to use.
2006-2008
We shocked the navigation industry as a startup when we introduced our iGO Navigation software at CeBIT in Hannover, which contained full Europe coverage on a 1 GB SD card. This was a truly game changing moment – for us, and the industry. We entered the PND and smartphone market, somewhat wild-eyed and out of place; but we continued to innovate and later introduced the industry’s first 3D navigation.
2009-2010
We recognized that in-dash navigation was a service available almost exclusively as a luxury feature in higher end vehicles. But we thought that navigation should be available in every car segment and in every market. With this in mind, we adopted our “Navigation for All” strategy and entered the automotive industry with the goal of outfitting every car around the world, from entry level cars to hypercars.
Present
We work together with numerous Tier1s and OEMs to improve the core driving experience and in-car connectivity. Maximizing the potential of the car-phone-human ecosystem is our key focus. Our solutions are currently used in more than 30 car brands, and we have partnerships with 7 out of the top 10 car manufacturers around the world.
Future
We are developing the future of HMI and automotive infotainment technologies, from ideation to implementation and through the lifecycle of the vehicle.
We're Responsible
We care, and this is what makes us better. We live by our mission in the business world and in the real world. We have partnered with numerous volunteer and NGO programs to help people in need, and we are proud to mention that, so far, NNG employees have donated enough blood to save the lives of more than 10,000 people.
We are also dedicated to educating the next generation of programmers. We especially encourage young girls to choose a career in programming to help close the gender gap in IT.
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Working With NNG
White Label:
Your Brand, Your Product
We are first and foremost a provider of white label solutions. This allows OEMs and Tier1 suppliers to be in complete control of not only the development process, but it also allows OEMs to bring their own brand to the consumer.
Independent:
Freedom Of Choice
We aren’t tied to any single system or provider. At NNG, we work with map and content providers around the world. This gives you the freedom to build a solution that best fits your needs. It also ensures that your products are customized for any market and any vehicle segment.
Integrated:
Safety First
We manage the infotainment ecosystem as one entity and provide solutions that are deeply integrated into the vehicle, be it navigation or complex connected services. Our ADAS and HMI systems improve both road and vehicle safety.
End-To-End Solutions:
NNG Is Always There
We manage your requirements through the entire life cycle of the infotainment system. Research, prototyping, development, delivery, and support – we’re always there to support you.
Flexibility:
Easy Development, Fast Time To Market
The flexibility of our engine allows us to develop, customize, and change solutions quickly and efficiently. Not only does this reduce the cost of development for our partners, but it also means faster time to market.
More about us
We spend our days in an office full of brilliant minds having engaging conversations, and the fast pace of the auto industry makes sure we never run out of topics.
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