Nokia Names Siilasmaa as Chairman to Replace Retiring Ollila
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Nokia Oyj nominated entrepreneur Risto Siilasmaa to succeed Jorma Ollila as chairman, signaling that key decisions at the world’s biggest mobile-phone company by handsets deliveries will stay in Finland.
Siilasmaa, 45, is chairman of security software maker F-Secure Oyj, which he founded, and of telephone company Elisa Oyj. Known in Finland as a representative for entrepreneurs and business investors, he joined Nokia’s board in 2008.