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
