Nokia 2014 Annual Report Download - page 16

Members of the Nokia Group Leadership Team
Rajeev Suri
b. 1967
President and
Chief Executive
Ocer of Nokia
Corporation
Ramzi Haidamus
b. 1964
President, Nokia
Technologies
Samih Elhage
b. 1961
Executive Vice
President and
Chief Financial
and Operating
Ocer of Nokia
Networks
Sean Fernback
b. 1963
President, HERE
Timo Ihamuotila
b. 1966
Executive Vice
President and
Group Chief
Financial Ocer
14 NOKIA IN 2014
Operational governance
and leadership
Nokia has a simple and clear
operational governance model,
designed to facilitate innovation
and growth.
Strong leadership team
Nokia has a strong and experienced leadership
team that brings diverse experience from
telecommunications and technology, nance,
sales and operations and many other areas.
Most have been essential to the recent
transformation of Nokia and the turnaround
of Nokia Networks business, and all have been
proven at Nokia or in prior leadership roles.
With more than 25 years of international
experience, Rajeev is a leader with a passion
for creating value, generating growth, and
delivering technologies that have a positive
impact on people’s lives. He joined Nokia in
1995 and has held numerous executive roles
in the company. As CEO of what is now Nokia’s
Networks business, Rajeev led a complete
turnaround of the company’s performance,
resulting in a signicant increase in shareholder
value. Rajeev lives in Helsinki, Finland.
Ramzi is a technology-licensing expert with
proven business skills and a strong innovation
background. As president of Nokia
Technologies, he is continuing Nokia’s
decades-long track record of R&D leadership
and pioneering spirit. Before joining Nokia,
hespent 17 years helping Dolby Laboratories
grow into a world-class licensing company.
Samih has 25 years of experience in the
telecommunications industry, with a
successful track record in transforming
complex businesses by creating new operating
models, translating into stronger nancial
performance and sustainable value creation.
He joined NSN in 2012 as Chief Operating
Ocer, in 2013 adding the role of Chief
Financial Ocer to his responsibilities.
Samihserves on both the Nokia Group
Leadership Team and the Nokia Networks
Leadership Team.
Since training as an engineer 25 years ago,
Sean has combined his entrepreneurial spirit
with his passion for technology. He joined
HERE in early 2014, leading the team
responsible for smartphone app development
and providing location services to the likes
ofAmazon, Microsoft and Samsung. He
became President in November 2014. Before
joining HERE, Sean held senior positions at
TomTom, TV Compass, Boardbug and Pogo,
among others.
Timo has deep roots in Nokia, holding various
international roles in the company since 1993,
and he also had a three-year banking stint
outside the company during the late 1990s.
Timo’s responsibilities in Nokia have ranged
from sales to business unit leadership, and
from risk management to treasury and
corporate nance. He is a rm believer in a
corporate culture based on strong values
and vision.
For the full biographies of the Group
Leadership Team, see pages 90 and 91
The Group Leadership Team is responsible
for the operative management of the
company. Other key executives include
those responsible for Nokia Networks’
salesorganization and reportable segments,
aswellas other Group executives.