Meet our global leadership team

Mike Nefkens is the Chief Executive Officer of HERE Technologies. He brings decades of experience and leadership across technology, IT, software, cloud services, IOT, and automotive. HERE CEO as of January 2024, he is responsible for leading HERE’s business, strategic direction, people, and customer ecosystem ahead.

Denise’s two-plus decades at HERE have demonstrated her deep business, strategic and commercial acumen working in senior executive roles. As CPO, her responsibilities include product and technology strategy, data acquisition, licensing, corporate strategy and development, security and privacy, IT, and sustainability.

Adeel oversees HERE's financial organization, quality assurance, governance, procurement, legal and compliance. He plays a pivotal role in executing HERE's strategic plans and commitment to operational excellence. Adeel joined HERE in 2022 as CFO, bringing decades of senior finance leadership experience.

Werner Buskermolen leads the Human Resources team at HERE Technologies. With more than 20 years of HR experience to draw upon, he acts as a senior advisor on all people-related and organizational matters to ensure the talent agenda aligns with the company’s vision in a best-in-class global, inclusive workplace.

Damandeep Kochhar is EVP, Chief Platform & Technology Officer at HERE Technologies. In his role, he leads the company’s core engineering activities, including the development and operation of our highly automated mapping system for creating, updating and publishing map content.

David Kenzer is Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at HERE Technologies, responsible for all legal and regulatory matters for the company.

Jason joined HERE in June 2021 as Senior Vice President and General Manager for APAC, before becoming CCO in November 2023. With over 25 years of experience working in business software and cloud solutions, Jason possesses extensive proficiency in managing sales and driving customer success.