Nokia hires former Ericsson, Telia exec Sjoman as new strategy chief

Nieuws Algemeen Wereld 22 AUG 2019
Nokia hires former Ericsson, Telia exec Sjoman as new strategy chief

Nokia announced the appointment of Gabriela Styf Sjoman as its chief strategy officer and member of the group leadership team, effective 01 December. She joins from Telia and replaces Kathrin Buvac, who will continue as president of Nokia Enterprise and member of the group leadership team.

Sjoman worked at Telia in Sweden as Deputy Head of Global Services and Operations and Head of Group Networks. Her most recent role was Vice President and Head of Group Network Services and Operations. In that role she was responsible for technology strategy, architecture, design, delivery and operations for fixed and mobile networks, as well as strategy execution for 5G readiness for Telia in the Nordics and Baltics.

Before joining Telia Company in 2017, Gabriela spent two years with Telecom Italia in Rome as Vice President, Engineering and Telecom Italia Group Labs, following more than ten years at Ericsson in a variety of senior roles in China, Germany and the US. 

She will be based in Espoo, Finland and will report to Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri. 

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