GMV appoints general manager of ITS subsidiary

To aid the company’s growth in the intelligent transportation systems (ITS) market, Spanish technology GMV has appointed Miguel Ángel Martínez Olagüe as the new general manager of its ITS subsidiary, GMV Sistemas. Martínez, previously GMV’s chief business development and marketing officer was the main driving force behind GMV’s ITS business in the early nineties and worked as the first director of GMV Sistemas when it was set up in 1995. He has driven GMV’s international growth, including the ITS busi
September 30, 2016 Read time: 1 min
To aid the company’s growth in the intelligent transportation systems (ITS) market, Spanish technology 55 GMV has appointed Miguel Ángel Martínez Olagüe as the new general manager of its ITS subsidiary, GMV Sistemas.

Martínez, previously GMV’s chief business development and marketing officer was the main driving force behind GMV’s ITS business in the early nineties and worked as the first director of GMV Sistemas when it was set up in 1995.

He has driven GMV’s international growth, including the ITS business and was instrumental in last year’s acquisition of GMV’s North American ITS company, Syncromatics.

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