"Nokia has a unique advantage in the 5G era with its end-to-end portfolio," said Nokia President and CEO Rajeev Suri. "By creating a single access network organization that includes both fixed and mobile services, we can enhance our customer focus, simplify our management structure, and leverage our entire portfolio more efficiently.".
The Access Networks Division will consist of Nokia's current mobile and fixed networks business groups, and the change will take effect on January 1, 2019. The new leaders of the mobile and fixed networks business groups will report to the president of access networks, who will be appointed in due course.
Effective immediately, Tommi Uitto has been appointed President of Mobile Networks. Uitto is a 23-year Nokia veteran, an expert in radio technologies, and well-known to customers worldwide. His most recent role has been leading sales of mobile network products since the acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent. As previously announced, Nokia plans to announce a President of Fixed Networks in due course.
With these changes, Marc Rouanne, who has served as president of Mobile Networks, will leave Nokia.
