Residence Espoo, Finland Religion Hinduism Education Mangalore University Nationality Indian Name Rajeev Suri Spouse Nina Suri (m. 1992) | Role Executive Children Anish Suri, Ankit Suri | |
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Rajeev suri likely to be the new ceo of nokia
Rajeev Suri (born October 10, 1967) is the chief executive officer of Nokia. Before the current assignment in May 2014, he was the CEO of Nokia Solutions and Networks since 2009 and held various positions in Nokia since 1995. Suri became the CEO of Nokia when the sale of Nokia's phone division to Microsoft Mobile was completed. He has a Bachelor of Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology and worked for multinational corporations in Uk and Middle East, before joining Nokia.
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Early life
Rajeev Suri was born in Delhi in 1967. He is a Singaporean citizen and is based in Espoo, Finland
Rajeev Suri studied Electronics and Communications Engineering in the Manipal Institute of Technology, India (class of 1989).
Career
In his more than 26 years of international experience, Rajeev has worked in roles comprising strategy and M&A, product marketing, sales, major account leadership, regional and business unit leadership and has lived in Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe.
Rajeev is also a United Nation’s Broadband Commissioner, and is a vocal proponent of the opportunities broadband offers to enhance how people live and work.
Commissioner at United Nations Broadband Commission Finland’s Business leader of the year 2016 Recipient of Marco Polo Award in China as a testimony of Nokia’s friendship to China CEO, Nokia Solutions and Networks (previously Nokia Siemens Networks) 2009–2014 Head of Services, Nokia Siemens Networks 2007–2009 Head of Asia Pacific, Nokia Siemens Networks 2007 Senior Vice President, Nokia Networks Asia Pacific 2005–2007 Vice President, Hutchison Customer Business Team, Nokia Networks 2004 – 2005 General Manager, Business Development, Nokia Networks Asia Pacific 2003 Sales Director – BT, O2 and Hutchison Global Customers, Nokia Networks 2002 Director, Technology and Applications, BT Global Customer, Nokia Networks 2000–2001 Head of Global Competitive Intelligence, Nokia Networks 1999–2000 Head of Product Competence Center, Nokia Networks South Asia 1997–1999 System Marketing Manager, Cellular Transmission, Nokia Networks India 1995–1997 Head of Group Procurement, imports and special projects, Churchgate Group 1993–1995 National Account Manager – Transmission / Manager – Strategic Planning, ICL India (ICIM) 1990–1993 Production Engineer, Calcom Electronics 1989 Member of the Board of Directors of Alcatel Lucent SA 2016
Suri followed Simon Beresford-Wylie as the CEO of NSN in October 2009 after Nokia Networks and Siemens Networks had been merged. He is considered a 'turnaround specialist' in the global tech circles.
On November 23, 2011, Suri announced that the company planned to eliminate 17,000 jobs by the end of 2013 to enable NSN to refocus on mobile broadband equipment, the fastest-growing segment of the market. The reductions would slash the company's work force by 23 percent from 74,000. The cuts followed NSN's $1.2 billion purchase of Motorola's mobile network equipment business in July 2010, which added staff; and would help the company trim annual operating expenses by $1.35 billion by the end of 2013.
On 29 April 2014, Suri was appointed as the CEO of Nokia. This was after Nokia had bought back full control of NSN and sold Nokia's phone division to Microsoft Mobile.
Suri is one of those rare top corporate executives who have achieved heights without pursuing any MBA/PG degree.
Personal life
Rajeev is based in Finland. He has lived in 5 countries: Kuwait, Finland, UK, Germany and Singapore
Suri is a fitness enthusiast. He is an avid music lover.
He lives in Helsinki, Finland, with his wife Nina who is an entrepreneur, and his two sons Ankit and Anish both study abroad. Nina runs Nastrac, a boutique executive search and recruitment firm that she founded in Delhi way back in 1997, and subsequently took global.