Nokia CMO to depart company from January

News General Global 9 NOV 2020
Nokia CMO to depart company from January

Nokia has announced the departure of Barry French, its CMO since 2014, at the end of the year. The new was given on LinkedIn, with French saying it was "time to think about what comes next." CEO Pekka Lundmark thanked French for the support given to him when he first arrived at the company, “particularly given that I know he has been considering a change.” 

French joined Nokia Siemens Networks, the company formed when Nokia and Germany Siemens merged their network activities, in 2006 as head of communications, Cnet noted. He became head of marketing and corporate affairs in 2008 before assuming his current role six years later. No further information was given as to French’s next destination. 

The announcement comes after Nokia unveiled the company’s new plans for the future, with a different operating model and management team, following disappointing third quarter results and a downgrade in the group’s outlook for the full year. Lundmark said the company will boost investment in 5G, look carefully at costs, and shift divisions about  to Mobile Networks, IP and Fixed Networks, Cloud and Network Services, and Nokia Technologies. More changes will be forthcoming, the CEO added.

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