GMV
Furthers
International
Expansion
with
New
German
Subsidiary
22
April
2010
GMV
has
continued
its
plans
of
international
expansion
by
opening
a
subsidiary
in Darmstadt, Germany.
GMV’s
relations
with
Germany date back to 1984,
when
the
company
won
its
first
contract
with
the
European
Space
Agency’s
Operations
Center
(ESOC)
in Darmstadt. The initial work led to several new
projects
with
ESOC
and
the
European
Organization
for
the
Exploitation
of
Meteorological
Satellites
(EUMETSAT)—the
two
main
space
institutions
in
Darmstadt. The
importance
and
scale
of
these
projects
prompted
GMV
to
post
some
of
its
most
skilled
personnel
to Germany to oversee the activities
being
carried
out
there.
“The
German
subsidiary
will
not
only
enhance
GMV’s
relationships
with
ESOC
and
EUMETSAT,
but
also
provide
insight
into
other
opportunities
in
the
technology
sectors
where
we
specialize,”
said
Theresa
Beech,
general
manager
and
vice
president
of
business
development
for
GMV.
“It’s
an
exciting
step
forward
with
our
expansion
goals.”
GMV
works
in
technologically
advanced
markets
worldwide,
and
is a
leader
in
sectors
ranging
from
space
to
intelligent
transportation
systems,
security
and
information
and
communication
technologies
(ICTs).
The
company
has
set
up
subsidiaries
abroad
in Poland, Portugal and the United States and runs commercial offices in
Malaysia and the Korean Republic.
With
a
24-year
track
record
in Germany, GMV has become ESOC’s number
one
contractor
in
mission
analysis,
flight
dynamics,
navigation
and
mission
control
systems.
GMV
is
also
one
of
EUMETSAT’s
top
suppliers
in
flight
dynamics
systems,
mission
control,
mission
planning
and
data
processing.
GMV
has
also
built
up
key
skills
and
become
an
important
supplier
for
ESOC
and
Eumetsat
in
other
areas
such
as
operations,
simulation
systems,
ground
segment
software
and
space
debris.
Germany
as a
nation
is
highly
technological—home
to
82
million
people
with
the
highest
per
capital
incomes
in
the
world
and
an
open
economy.
It
is
the
world’s
second
largest
importer
and
accounts
for
8
percent
of
world
trade.
