Nokia Siemens Networks Executive Team ...
From articles published in June and August.
>> Nokia Execs Dominate JV's Top Table
Ray Le Maistre
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June 22, 2006
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Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) staff will dominate the management team of Nokia Siemens Networks, the infrastructure equipment joint venture (JV) announced earlier this week by the mobile giant and Siemens AG (NYSE: SI & Frankfurt: SIE).
On Monday, Nokia's Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo was named as chairman of the JV, while Simon Beresford-Wylie, currently head of Nokia's networks unit, was named its CEO. Today, Mika Vehviläinen, currently Nokia's senior VP and general manager, Core Networks, was named as the new company's Chief Operating Officer.
Vehviläinen will be responsible for a number of business units:
-> Radio Access
-> Operation Support Systems
-> Service Core and Applications
-> IP Networking and Transport
-> Broadband Access.
He will also oversee Operations (sourcing, manufacturing, and logistics) and the Technology Platforms and Quality organization.
Peter Schönhofer, currently a member of the executive board of Siemens AG Austria, was named as CFO on Monday, while Karl-Christoph Caselitz, currently president of Mobile Networks at Siemens Communications Group, will be the Chief Market Operations Officer.
Caselitz will be responsible for the Services business unit of the JV, identified as a major part of the new business, as well as regional operations, management of global accounts, and marketing and sales management. According to Nokia and Siemens, their combined revenues from services provided to carriers totaled more than €4.4 billion ($5.6 billion) in calendar 2005 from total revenues of €15.8 billion (US$19.9 billion).
It was also announced Monday that Nokia Siemens Networks will have its operational headquarters in Helsinki, while Munich will house a "strong regional headquarters."
Beresford-Wylie stated on Monday that the management team was being chosen purely on suitability for the roles. In that respect, having Nokia's Vehviläinen in charge of fixed line units such as broadband access may seem strange, as the JV's fixed line portfolio comes almost exclusively from Siemens.
Observers might also question the lack of a dedicated chief technology officer (CTO) position. The CTO role "will be covered by the COO, Mika Vehviläinen," says a Siemens spokeswoman, and no further senior management will be appointed. "This is the board," she states.
That also means there's no room on the Nokia Siemens Networks top table for the three current individuals running the telecom operations of Siemens Communications -- CEO Eduardo Montes, CFO Karl-Heinz Seibert, and Thorsten Heins, who is CTO and has responsibility for Asia/Pacific.
The Siemens spokeswoman says the trio will retain their positions at Siemens Comm until the joint venture starts business -– due January 1, 2007 -– but that it's too early to say what their roles will be after that date. ###
>> Nokia Siemens Names More Execs
Ray Le Maistre
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August 25, 2006
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Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) and Siemens Communications Group have ironed out more details of their carrier infrastructure joint venture, Nokia Siemens Networks, naming the heads of its business and regional divisions.
The new company will combine Nokia's Networks Business Group with the carrier-related operations of Siemens Communications.
The JV's top team has already been announced, with Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo and Simon Beresford-Wylie, both from Nokia, appointed as chairman and CEO, respectively.
While Nokia had first dibs on the management roles, the business units will largely be headed up by Siemens folk who will stay in Germany.
Stephan Scholz, currently senior VP and head of Carrier Development at Siemens Communications, will lead the Research, Technology, and Platforms division.
Jose Costa e Silva, currently SVP and head of Europe and Americas at Mobile Networks, will lead the Services business unit.
Christian Unterberger will head the Service Core and Applications business unit
Martin Lust will take the Broadband Access unit; and Bernd Schumacher, the IP Networking and Transport business.
In Finland, Ari Lehtoranta, currently senior VP and general manager of the Radio business at Nokia will take on that role at the JV, while Christian Fredrikson, currently general manager of Nokia's Core Networks business will lead the OSS business unit. John "Stumpy" Pepys will play drums.
All of the business unit heads will report to COO Mika Vehvilainen, except Costa e Silva, who will report to CMO Karl-Christoph Caselitz. Castelitz will also oversee the joint venture's regional divisions.
Nokia's senior VPs for North America, Latin America, Asia/Pacific, and China will take on those roles at Nokia Siemens, while the senior VPs for Western and Southern Europe, Northern Europe, and the Middle East and Africa regions come from Siemens.
"We are making excellent progress in planning for the start of operations at Nokia Siemens Networks," Beresford-Wylie said in a prepared statement. "We have drawn from the best people at both Nokia and Siemens to create a strong, customer-focused leadership team." The company is expected to launch on January 1, 2007. ###
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