Among the seismic changes announced today by Finnish handset maker Nokia is a new board, as well as a new company structure.
Nokia’s “Leadership Team”, the new name for its Group Executive Board, will comprise Stephen Elop, Esko Aho, Juha Akras, Jerri…
Among the seismic changes announced today by Finnish handset maker Nokia is a new board, as well as a new company structure.
Nokia’s “Leadership Team”, the new name for its Group Executive Board, will comprise Stephen Elop, Esko Aho, Juha Akras, Jerri DeVard, Colin Giles, Rich Green, Jo Harlow, Timo Ihamuotila, Mary McDowell, Kai Oistamo, Tero Ojanpera, Louise Pentland and Niklas Savander.
It will not include Alberto Torres, who stepped down from the management team on February 10.
Jo Harlow will head up Smart Devices, which will focus on high-end smartphones and the newly adopted Windows OS, while Mary McDowell will be in charge of Mobile Phones, which will aim to offer affordable access in growth markets. The two distinct business units will come into force on April 1, and have separate profit-and-loss responsibility and end-to-end accountability for the full consumer experience, including product development, product management and product marketing.
Timo Ihamuotila will act as head of the CFO Office, while Kai Oistamo will be in charge of Corporate Development.
Other key executives are Niklas Savander, who will head up the Markets team, which will include sales, marketing and communications, sourcing, customer care, manufacturing, IT and logistics across all Nokia products; Tero Ojanpera, who will lead the Services and Developer Experience; Larry Kaplan, in charge of NAVTEQ, Nokia’s location and advertising business, which will continue as a separate reporting entity.
Nokia Siemens Networks, the equipment vendor JV between Nokia and Siemens, will keep its current form and remain a separate reporting entity.
