Rajeev Suri to be the new head of Nokia Siemens

Indian national Rajeev Suri is to be new chief executive of Nokia Siemens Networks, the 50-50 joint venture launched in 2007 between Finland’s Nokia and Germany’s Siemens, the group said Tuesday.

Suri, 41, is to take over from Simon Beresford-Wylie on Oct 1. Suri has been with Nokia for 20 years and is currently head of the services business of Nokia Siemens Networks.

Beresford-Wylie was to leave the company Nov 1 and step down from the board in September, the statement said.

Article Source/Credits: siliconindia.com
Posted on:  September 02,  2009

Here is some additional information –

– Rajeev Suri holds Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Telecommunications) from Mangalore University, India.
– Joined Nokia in 1995
– Prior to joining Nokia, Suri worked with ICL in India and RPG
– Worked for a large conglomerate in West Africa where he was heading their corporate commercial and international imports division