Thursday, July 22, 2010

Nokia Again Hunting New CEO

Nokia Again Hunting New CEO
Nokia is currently seriously looking for a new CEO who will replace Pekka Kallasvuo.

This news came from the newspaper The Wall Street Journal, citing sources close to Nokia who said that this company is serious about seeking a replacement Kallasvuo, who has struggled to make the current strategy of Nokia smartphones.

"They (Nokia) are very serious about making changes," said the source told The Wall Street Journal.

Beyond tradition, Nokia reported to have mentioned the name of an American Senior Executive in the field of Technology as a potential CEO candidates.

Under the leadership Kallasvuo, Nokia is trying hard to design a new software operating system to be able to recapture the market which is now controlled by the Apple iPhone and Google's android perngkat.

But until recently, there has been no new devices or products of new operating systems are popular, which could compete with its rivals.

The launch of the latest generation of Symbian OS has also been delayed from the second quarter of this year to the end of summer.

Nokia share price immediately jumped because the issues this company is conducting interviews with someone who will become the new CEO.

Nokia shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) rose 5.2% yesterday after a report in The Wall Street Journal and then rose 2.2% at the close of trading. Previous week Nokia shares tumbled to its lowest in 12 months

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