Amsterdam, 20 March 2009 - The Supervisory Board of TomTom N.V. will propose to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, to be held on 28 April 2009, the appointment of Mr Peter Wakkie as a new member of the Supervisory Board. In accordance with the Dutch corporate governance code, his initial term of appointment will be four years. His appointment will be effective as of 28 April 2009.

Peter Wakkie (1948) is a member of the Executive Board of Royal Ahold N.V. He also is Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Wolters Kluwer N.V. Prior to joining Ahold, Mr Wakkie was managing partner at the law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek. Peter Wakkie will bring extensive management and corporate governance experience to TomTom.

Details of TomTom's 2009 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, including the agenda with explanatory notes and the power of attorney form, will be made available, in due course, on the investor relations website at http://investors.tomtom.com.

For more information:
Richard Piekaar
Tel: +31 20 75 75 194
Email: ir@tomtom.com

About TomTom
TomTom N.V. is the world's leading provider of navigation solutions and digital maps. TomTom N.V. has over 3300 employees working in four business units - TomTom, Tele Atlas, AUTO and WORK.

TomTom's products are developed with an emphasis on innovation, quality, ease of use, safety and value. TomTom's products include all-in-one navigation devices which enable customers to navigate right out of the box; these are the award-winning TomTom GO family, the TomTom XL and TomTom ONE ranges and the TomTom RIDER. Additionally, independent research proves that TomTom products have a significant positive effect on driving and road safety.

Tele Atlas delivers the digital maps and dynamic content that power some of the world's most essential navigation and location-based services (LBS). Through a combination of its own products and partnerships, Tele Atlas offers digital map coverage of more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

The AUTO business unit develops and sells navigation systems and services to car manufacturers and OEMs.

WORK combines industry leading communication and smart navigation technology with leading edge tracking and tracing expertise.

TomTom was founded in 1991 in Amsterdam and has offices in Europe, North America, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. TomTom is listed at Euronext Amsterdam in The Netherlands. For more information go to www.tomtom.com.