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Trimble Elects New Chairman And Vice Chairman
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2007 Trimble announced that its board of directors today elected a new chairman and vice chairman following the death of chairman Dr. Robert S. Cooper on July 2, 2007. Dr. Cooper, who served on Trimble's board since 1989, consistently displayed a unique combination of dignity, integrity and a visionary belief in the benefits of technology. His extensive list of accomplishments includes leadership positions within industry, government and academia. Dr. Cooper was a trusted and valued board member who established a standard of excellence for Trimble and his presence will be missed. Trimble's new chairman, Ulf J. Johansson, has served as a director on Trimble's board since 1999. Johansson was a founder and served as chairman of Europolitan Vodafone AB, a GSM mobile telephone operator in Sweden, from 1990 until March 2005. In April 2005, Johansson was elected to the board of directors of Telefon AB LM Ericsson. He currently also serves as chairman of the board of directors for Novo Nordisk Foundation and Novo A/S, a private Danish investment company which is also the parent company of the Novo Group and majority owner of Novo Nordisk A/S and Novozymes A/S, AcandoFrontec AB, an IT and management consulting company, and Eurostep Group AB, a software and consulting company specializing in product life cycle management. Trimble's new vice chairman, Nickolas W. Vande Steeg, has served as a director on Trimble's board since 2003. Until March of 2007, Vande Steeg was president and chief operating officer of Parker Hannifin Corporation, a diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Azusa Pacific University, Urban Youth Workers International, and Wabtec Corporation. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Trimble GPS Applications, Technology and Suppliers
SANYO Easy Street Portable Navigation Systems Make Their Debut
Chatsworth CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2007The feature-packed SANYO Easy Street NVM-4070 offers a bright and large 4-inch, 16:9 widescreen LCD touch screen display for intuitive, easy to use navigation. The compact system employs advanced text-to-speech, turn-by-turn navigation which provides audible directions, announcing street names upon approach. Pre-installed maps contain complete U.S. data (including Alaska and Hawaii), plus Canada and Puerto Rico. Over 1.8 million points of interest are included, which provide convenient information for locating airports, hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues along your route. |
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