Rajeev Suri

Singaporean business executive (born 1967)

Nina Suri
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(m. 1992)​
Children2

Rajeev Suri (born 10 October 1967) is an Indian born Singaporean business executive. He has been the CEO of Inmarsat since February 2021.[3] From April 2014 to July 2020, Suri was the CEO of Nokia.[4][5] Before being appointed to this position, he was the CEO of Nokia Solutions and Networks (from 2009). Suri has held various positions within Nokia since 1995.[6][7]

Early life

Rajeev Suri was born on 10 October 1967 in New Delhi, India, and was raised in Kuwait. He is a Singaporean citizen. Suri has a bachelor of engineering degree in electronics and communications from Manipal Institute of Technology, which was then affiliated to Mangalore University.[1][8]

Career

Suri joined Nokia in 1995.[9] He followed Simon Beresford-Wylie as the CEO of NSN in October 2009 after Nokia Networks and Siemens Networks was merged.

In April 2014, Suri was appointed as the CEO of Nokia.[5]

In March 2020, it was announced that Suri would step down as CEO of Nokia.[10][11] He was replaced by Pekka Lundmark in August 2020.[12]

On 24 February 2021, Suri was appointed as the CEO of Inmarsat, replacing Rupert Pearce.[3]

Personal life

Suri is based in Singapore and London.[13][14][15][16] He is married to Nina Alag Suri, a businesswoman and the founder and CEO of Singaporean startup X0pa.ai.[17] They have two sons: Ankit and Anish.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nokia Solutions and Networks - Rajeev Suri Biography". Archived from the original on 1 July 2014.
  2. ^ "The Suri code of success". Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Inmarsat hires Nokia executive as new CEO". SpaceNews. 24 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Nokia: India-born Rajeev Suri tipped to become next global CEO - Moneycontrol.com". moneycontrol.com. 15 March 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Meet Rajeev Suri, the new Chief Executive Officer of Nokia". IANS. Biharprabha News. 30 April 2014.
  6. ^ "With Microsoft Deal Done, Nokia Names Rajeev Suri CEO, $6.9 Billion in Buybacks, Dividends and Debt Cuts". Recode. 28 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Nokia Siemens Networks appoints Rajeev Suri CEO". MarketWatch. 1 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Ambassador Shringla Encourages Indian American Youngsters to Study in India, Contribute to Projected $10 Trillion Economy". Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Nokia Group Leadership Team". Nokia. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Pekka Lundmark appointed President and CEO of Nokia; Rajeev Suri to step down after more than a decade as President and CEO of Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks". Nokia. Nokia Corporation. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  11. ^ Singh, Manish (2 March 2020). "Rajeev Suri to step down as Nokia CEO; Pekka Lundmark to take over". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Nokia Replacing CEO Suri After Struggling to Make Headway in 5G". Bloomberg.com. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Rajeev Suri". Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  14. ^ "Bloomberg Businessweek - Rajeev Suri". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Chief Executive Officer". Nokia Siemens Networks. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  16. ^ "Open Innovations - Rajeev Suri". Archived from the original on 5 January 2014.
  17. ^ "About Us - X0PA AI, The Leading Hiring & Talent Acquisition Platform".
  18. ^ Duttagupta, Ishani (2014). "Meet Nokia's new CEO Rajeev Suri's wife, Nina Alag Suri, a global entrepreneur". The Economics Times.
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Preceded by
Risto Siilasmaa
as interim CEO 		Nokia Corporation CEO
2014–2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Nokia Solutions and Networks CEO
2009–2020 		Succeeded by


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