12.01.2016

New head for Navis

Benoit de la Tour has been appointed president of Navis, Kalmar’s terminal operating systems business. Based in Oakland, California, he will report to
Navis chairman/Kalmar president Olli Isotalo.

He joins the company from telecommunications networking software Ciena where he is general manager for Europe the Middle East and Africa. He takes up his new role at the start of February.

Prior to that, he worked for Microsoft as vice president Europe, Africa the Middle East, Africa and South America, responsible for developing Microsoft's Enterprise Business Applications division. Cargotec acquired Navis in 2011 from Zebra Technologies for $190 million in cash Click here to see Cargotec acquires Systems company
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Benoit de la Tour

Isotalo said: "We are thrilled to have Benoit on board and to give our employees, partners and customers the opportunity to benefit from all the talent, knowledge and experience he will bring to Navis and Kalmar. Under his leadership, we will continue to invest in Navis to build on the successes already made in developing our existing Terminal Operating Systems business. At the same time we will expand to new areas to create more value for our existing and new customers. I am excited about the growth opportunities ahead of us”.