Bergqvist and Korhonen to join Nokia Group Executive Board

JT Bergqvist, Senior Vice President, Nokia IP Mobility, and Pertti Korhonen, Senior Vice President, Nokia Mobile Software, have been appointed to the Nokia Group Executive Board. These appointments will strengthen the management leadership in core areas of Nokia's businesses.

Bergqvist, with a Doctorate in Technology (Dr. Tech.), joined Nokia in 1983 and has held various positions in the area of marketing and sales as well as business management in Nokia Networks since 1988. He is currently Senior Vice President and General Manager for IP Mobility Networks.

Korhonen, who has a Masters Degree in Electronics Engineering, has worked in several R&D, operations and logistics related positions in Nokia Mobile Phones since 1986. In 2001, he was appointed to head the newly established unit of Mobile Software as Senior Vice President.

At the same time, Mikko Heikkonen has asked to be released from his duties on the Nokia Executive Board due to personal reasons. He will continue to chair Nokia Networks' Customer Operations Management Forum as well as have business responsibility for operator customers in Asia-Pacific.

The above changes in the composition of the Nokia Group Executive Board will be effective as of July 1, 2002. Thereafter, the members of the Nokia Group Executive Board will be Jorma Ollila (Chairman), Pekka Ala-Pietilä, Matti Alahuhta, Sari Baldauf, JT Bergqvist, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Pertti Korhonen, Yrjö Neuvo, Veli Sundbäck and Anssi Vanjoki.

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