Edzard Overbeek

Edzard Overbeek is Chief Executive Officer of leading location services provider, HERE Technologies.With decades of technology, sales, general management and executive experience, Overbeek’s career maps the globe, holding leadership positions across Fujitsu, Siemens and Cisco Systems. Prior to taking HERE’s helm, Overbeek led Cisco’s Global Services organization, responsible for over $12 billion in revenues.

In 2016, Overbeek took the reins of HERE. He has since transformed the company from a successful monoindustry pipeline business into a global location data and technology platform company that serves customers across industries (Automotive, Public Sector, Transportation & Logistics, Tech, Media and Telecommunications). Focused on the future, HERE is dedicated to enabling an autonomous world for everyone - where location technology is at the heart of how we as a society and individuals live, move and interact.

Overbeek sits on numerous Boards and holds an MBA from the University of Bradford.