Joe Francica Named Senior Director of Korem’s Geospatial Strategy

QUÉBEC CITY, September 8, 2020 – Joe Francica, a well-known executive in geospatial technology and location intelligence, is joining Korem as the Senior Director of Geospatial Strategy.

Joe is recognized as an influential technologist and has been a leading advocate of location intelligence and geospatial technology for over 35 years. During his career, he has worked in private companies, start-ups and government organizations, collaborating with leading solution provider such as Esri, Intergraph and MapInfo. Having founded the Location Intelligence Conference in 2004, Francica has also published over 500 technical articles, blog posts and podcasts, and has contributed to three books on location intelligence. He is perhaps best recognized as the past editor-in-chief and vice publisher of Directions Magazine.

“Joe has collaborated with Korem for more than 20 years and was a speaker at some of Korem’s user conferences in the past,” said Jean-Sebastien Guy, the President of Korem. “His leadership in the development and promotion of geospatial technology spans several key accomplishments through the years and will enable Korem to reach new heights.”

Over the past three decades, Joe Francica has leveraged his knowledge, his exceptional communication skills, and has demonstrated his focus on solving customer problems related to the intense growth of location-based data, which resulted in delivering value and a high return on invested capital.