Master of Business Administration (George Washington University), Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration) (Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki).
Executive Vice President of Customer and Market Operations 2005-2007, Senior Vice President of Customer and Market Operations, Europe, Middle East and Africa 2004-2005, Senior Vice President of Nokia Mobile Phones in Asia-Pacific 2001-2004, Vice President of Sales for Nokia Mobile Phones in Europe and Africa 1998-2001. Various managerial positions within Nokia Mobile Phones, Nokia Consumer Electronics and Nokia Data 1985-1998.
Biography Starting January 1, 2008, Robert Andersson is responsible for finance and strategy in the newly established Devices unit, a role which also covers responsibility for Nokia-wide sourcing. He is a member of the Nokia Group Executive Board, a position held since 2005.
Robert has a long career at Nokia, having joined the company in 1985. He has held a number of managerial positions in the former Nokia Data, Nokia Consumer Electronics and more recently at Nokia’s mobile phones businesses, working in Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, and Singapore.
From 2005-2007 Robert was Executive Vice President of Customer and Market Operations organization, with responsibility for Nokia’s sales organization as well as manufacturing, logistics and sourcing for the entire range of Nokia devices. In 1998, Robert was appointed Vice President of Sales for Nokia Mobile Phones in the Europe and Africa region. In 2004, Robert was appointed Senior Vice President of Customer and Market Operations in Europe, following a position from 2001-2004 as Senior Vice President of Nokia Mobile Phones in the Asia Pacific region.
Robert has a Master of Science (Econ.) degree from the Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration in Helsinki, and a Master of Business Administration degree from George Washington University in Washington D.C.
Robert was born on October 15, 1960 in Helsinki. He is married and has three children, and he enjoys sailing, skiing and spending time at the summer cottage.
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