Leon Van Helvoort
About Leon Van Helvoort
Leon Van Helvoort is the Director of Product Management Navigation Software at TomTom, with extensive experience in product management and strategic roles in the technology sector.
Title
Leon Van Helvoort is the Director of Product Management for Navigation Software at TomTom.
Company
Leon Van Helvoort currently works at TomTom, a leading global provider of navigation, traffic, and map products, specialized in navigation software.
Professional Experience at TomTom
Leon Van Helvoort has been with TomTom since 2010. He initially worked as the Strategic Product Manager for Infotainment Software in Eindhoven from 2010 to 2011. Later, he became the Product Line Manager for Navigation Software from 2011 to 2015 in Amsterdam. Since 2015, he has been serving as the Director of Product Management for Navigation Software, leading the product management for TomTom's navigation software across multiple platforms, including in-dash automotive systems, smartphone applications, and online APIs.
Previous Roles at Ericsson
Prior to joining TomTom, Leon Van Helvoort held several strategic roles at Ericsson. He was the Product Manager for Mobile Internet from 1998 to 2001, the Product Manager for MMS from 2001 to 2005, and the Strategic Product Manager for MMS in Stockholm, Sweden from 2004 to 2005. He also served as the Strategic Product Manager for Hosting in the Breda Area from 2006 to 2007.
Education and Professional Development
Leon Van Helvoort holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering / Information & Communication Systems from Eindhoven University of Technology, earned between 1992 and 1997. He has completed the Stanford LEAD: Corporate Innovation Certificate from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 2018 and the TomTom Executive Development Programme from Cambridge Judge Business School in 2021. He also completed his VWO at Jacob-Roelandslyceum from 1986 to 1992.