Paul Hesen
About Paul Hesen
Paul Hesen is the Vice President of Custom Systems at Tomtom, with extensive experience in program management and quality project leadership.
Company
Paul Hesen currently works at Tomtom, a prominent location technology specialist known for its navigation and mapping products. Operating out of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Paul has been with Tomtom since 2007, holding various key positions over the years.
Title
Paul Hesen holds the position of Vice President Custom Systems at Tomtom since 2013. In this role, he oversees the development and implementation of bespoke solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of Tomtom's clients.
Professional Background
Paul Hesen's career at Tomtom began in 2007, where he initially served as a Quality Project Leader for a year. He subsequently held the roles of Program Manager (2008-2012) and Program Director (2012-2013). Before joining Tomtom, Paul worked at Continental as a Quality Project Leader from 2004 to 2007 in Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany. Earlier in his career, he was a Consultant at Vision Consort from 2001 to 2004.
Educational Background
Paul Hesen has an extensive educational background. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Management from Zuyd Hogeschool | Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, where he studied from 1994 to 1998. He then completed a Master's degree in Business Administration, Management, and Design at Radboud University, studying from 1998 to 2001. Later, in 2018, he pursued studies in Education at the Cambridge Judge Entrepreneurship Centre.
Experience in Quality and Program Management
Paul Hesen has extensive experience in quality and program management. At Continental, he held the role of Quality Project Leader from 2004 to 2007. He continued his focus on quality and project management at Tomtom from 2007 onwards, first as a Quality Project Leader, then as a Program Manager, and subsequently as Program Director, before rising to his current role of Vice President Custom Systems.