10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT RAJIV SURI, NOKIA’S MIGHT-BE CEO
It seems that the Indians in the Silicon Valley are aiming for nothing less than the top spot. After Satya Nadella took over the throne of Microsoft's CEO earlier this year, now it's India born Rajiv Suri who might take the top spot at Nokia. The development comes in the wake of Stephen Elop, the present CEO of Nokia being transferred to Microsoft's board post Nokia's $7.5 billion sell-out to Microsoft by the end of March. As far as the reports suggest, Suri tops the list of the people likely to bag the top spot at Nokia. If Suri gets lucky and earns the position, he would be making it to the league of distinguished Indians like Indra Nooyi (PepsiCo) Rakesh Kapoor (Reckitt Benckiser Group plc), Ajay Banga (MasterCard) and Anshu Jain (Deutsche Bank). Here is a list of things you should know about the other MITian (the former being Nadella) who is within sniffing distance of spearheading a Fortune 500 company -
1) Rajeev Suri is presently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nokia Solutions and Networks division at Nokia.
2) Suri graduated in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1989.
3) Suri directed the Services Division of Nokia Siemens Networks for 2 years before taking lead at Nokia Solutions and Networks division.
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4) Before joining Nokia, Suri worked for ICL, RPG Group and Churchgate Group.
5) Suri joined Nokia in 1995 and since then, has been instrumental in the growth of Nokia Siemens Networks' Services business.
6) Under his leadership, Nokia Siemens' revenue grew from less than a third to about half in a just a couple of years.
7) Suri played a vital role in persuading Nokia to start new Services Hub in India.
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8) Since 1995 Suri has extensively worked on assignments in Nokia's verticals of business development, marketing, sales and strategy.
9) Suri is also considered responsible for Nokia's biggest ever job cut. In 2011 Suri declared that Nokia will be sacking approximately 17,000 jobs by the end of 2013.
10) Suri happens to be a fitness enthusiast and lives in Finland with his wife Nina and two sons.
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