Nokia shuffles management...

Nokia Shuffles Management - Creates a "Solutions" Division

*Nokia has formed a "solutions" division which will seemingly work to strengthen the links between the company's hardware and mobile services divisions. Alberto Torres, currently head of Devices Category Management has been appointed to head the new Solutions Unit and becomes a member of the Group Executive Board as of October 1, 2009.

Alberto Torres joined Nokia in 2004. Prior to his current position as Head of Devices Category Management, he held a number of senior positions in for example corporate strategy and Vertu devices.

"We are now fine-tuning our operations to accelerate the pace of our company's change and to increase the speed, flexibility and innovation with which we meet consumer needs. The new unit will better enable us to deliver not only first-class devices and compelling consumer services, but also complete solutions that integrate the two seamlessly, " says Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo.

In a separate announcement, the company also said that Robert Andersson, who currently heads Finance, Strategy and Strategic Sourcing in the Devices unit, will leave the Group Exective Board at the end of next month in connection with his transfer to new duties in the Corporate Development Office. He will head the Corporate Alliances and Business Development function, which includes responsibility for company-wide strategic partnerships and alliances, including the recently announced cooperation with Microsoft.

Posted to the site on 27th August 2009

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