Hemisphere GNSS Announces Management Changes

Hemisphere GNSS has announced that Chuck Joseph has been named president and CEO, effective immediately. Joseph has also been appointed to the Hemisphere GNSS board of directors. Joseph has over 30 years of executive leadership across multiple industries and has served in corporate officer and board of director capacities. He has extensive experience in GNSS OEM and direct sales market segments including survey and mapping, GIS, machine control, marine, avionics, personal navigation and tracking systems.

Prior to joining Hemisphere GNSS, Chuck Joseph most recently served as president and chief operating officer of Nusola,  an energy technology company he co-founded and where he continues to serve as executive chairman of the board. Previously, among other roles, Joseph was senior vice president and general manager of Immersion Corporation, a leader in tactile feedback technology focused on GPS centric mobile and industrial applications, corporate vice president of marketing and sales for Magellan Corporation and executive vice president and general manager of Trimble Navigation.

Jonathan Ladd, chairman of the Hemisphere GNSS board of directors, described Joseph as a proven executive with the experience and expertise to lead Hemisphere GNSS as the company enters its next phase of growth and development. Over the course of his career, Joseph has repeatedly demonstrated the ability to develop critical corporate strategies to help innovative companies scale and grow globally. His understanding of the business, significant international experience, and deep OEM and GNSS industry experience make him ideally suited to lead Hemisphere as the company seeks to accelerate company growth, according to the Arizona-based company.

Hemisphere has long been recognised for its pioneering and trend-setting high-precision GNSS technology, and Chuck Joseph looks forward to leading the company’s talented team as they make the strategic decisions necessary to expand their market share and OEM presence globally, the new president and CEO commented. Leveraging their deep GNSS experience and strong, core GNSS technologies, along with UniStrong’s high quality, low-cost product design and development resources, Hemisphere is poised for significant global growth.

In conjunction with the reported change in management, Hemisphere GNSS is also announcing the departure of Phil Gabriel, the company’s previous president, with immediate effect. Mr Ladd commented that Gabriel was instrumental in getting the company off the ground after the acquisition from AgJunction Inc. in early 2013. The company thanks Gabriel for his contributions and dedication during the past year, and wishes him good fortune and success on his next endeavour.