Business POV

The Chicago based e-mapmaker is slated to be sold to Nokia for $8.1 billion. One of the early forces behind the company's unique products is 13-year veteran Aaron Crane, the VP of Technology in the R&D department. He runs the systems engineering and integration team. Here he talks about some of the challenges NAVTEQ had migrating systems, and how innovation happens at the company.

This interview was taped at the ITA CityLIGHTS Awards, held at Union Station on April 3. NAVTEQ won the Lighthouse Award: Given to the company that best represents the region’s growing stature as home to world-class information technology companies.