Ghassan Freij

Ghassan Freij is an experienced professional in the fields of sales and business development, currently serving as Director Sales and Managing Director for the MENA region at HERE since January 2009. Prior to this, Ghassan was the Director of Business Development and Managing Director for the MEA region at NAVTEQ from June 2005 to December 2008, where responsibilities included establishing the MENA headquarters. As the CEO and Co-founder of Advanced Network Management Solutions SPRL in Belgium from April 2000 to May 2005, Ghassan led the development of customized IP network management solutions and branched into ERP software development. Earlier roles include Chief Operations Officer at ERTICO, Business Development Manager at Philips Professional Systems, Project Leader at Philips Communications, and Research Associate at Cambridge University. Ghassan holds a Ph.D. in Digital Mobile Communications and a BEng in Electronic Engineering, both from the University of Liverpool.