Knight Takes European Role at deCarta

deCarta, which supplies software and services to the Location-Based Services (LBS) industry, has appointed Philip Knight to the role of European Sales Manager. Knight will be responsible for expanding business relationships with handset, personal navigation device (PND) OEMs and mobile operators throughout the region.   
Knight joins deCarta from Wayfinder Systems, where he held the position of UK Business Director. Prior to Wayfinder Systems, Knight held a number of senior positions at Motorola and elsewhere, including Regional Business Director EMEA (Applications and Services) for Motorola, where he oversaw the Global Solutions Group, providing mobile data services and content to network operators in EMEA.
“Were delighted to welcome Phil aboard says Chris Bowden, Commercial Director EMEA for deCarta. His broad experience in navigation solutions for mobile phones underlines deCartas commitment to continued investment in working with developers and service providers to provide best-in-class navigation solutions and services in the rapidly expanding European mobile and PND market.
deCartas Navigation SDK environment was launched internationally on December 4 last year. The development kit enables personal navigation device and smart phone manufacturers to quickly build and bring to market highly customised and differentiated on-board navigation applications.