 |  | Dr. Kai Öistämö b. 1964 Executive Vice President, Devices
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Doctor of Technology (Signal Processing), Master of Science (Engineering) (Tampere University of Technology)
Executive Vice President and General Manager of Mobile Phones 2005-2007. Senior Vice President, Business Line Management, Mobile Phones 2004-2005, Senior Vice President, Mobile Phones Business Unit, Nokia Mobile Phones 2002-2003, Vice President, TDMA/GSM 1900 Product Line, Nokia Mobile Phones 1999-2002, Vice President, TDMA Product Line 1997-1999, various technical and managerial positions in Nokia Consumer Electronics and Nokia Mobile Phones 1991-1997.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (Tekes). Chairman of the Research and Technology Committee of the Confederation of Finnish Industries EK. Member of the Board of Directors of Nokian Tyres plc.
Biography
Starting January 1, 2008, Dr. Kai Öistämö holds the position of Executive Vice President of the new Devices unit, responsible for Nokia’s device portfolio, Research and Development, design and related strategy. He is a member of the Nokia Group Executive Board, a position held since 2005.
In his previous role, Kai headed the Mobile Phones business group, which offered a world-leading range of mobile phones and devices, traditionally for mass market consumer segments.
Kai joined Nokia in 1991, at the former Nokia Consumer Electronics unit, holding a number of managerial and technical positions until 1995, where he was appointed as Product Manager, Nokia Mobile Phones. In 1997, Kai was promoted to Vice President TDMA Business Line and in 2002, Kai was named Senior Vice President, Nokia Mobiles Phones, overseeing the Mobile Phones business unit.
In January 2004 he was appointed Senior Vice President, Business Line Management, within the Mobile Phones business group. In this role, he held global business responsibility for a unit that defined, developed and marketed GSM and WCDMA products.
Kai holds a Doctorate degree in technology and a Master of Science degree in Engineering from the Tampere University of Technology in Finland.
Kai was born on September 29, 1964 in Turku, Finland. He is married and has three children and enjoys various sports including tennis, skiing and golf.
Starting January 1, 2008, Dr. Kai Öistämö holds the position of Executive Vice President of the new Devices unit, responsible for Nokia’s device portfolio, Research and Development, design and related strategy. He is a member of the Nokia Group Executive Board, a position held since 2005.
In his previous role, Kai headed the Mobile Phones business group, which offered a world-leading range of mobile phones and devices, traditionally for mass market consumer segments.
Kai joined Nokia in 1991, at the former Nokia Consumer Electronics unit, holding a number of managerial and technical positions until 1995, where he was appointed as Product Manager, Nokia Mobile Phones. In 1997, Kai was promoted to Vice President TDMA Business Line and in 2002, Kai was named Senior Vice President, Nokia Mobiles Phones, overseeing the Mobile Phones business unit.
In January 2004 he was appointed Senior Vice President, Business Line Management, within the Mobile Phones business group. In this role, he held global business responsibility for a unit that defined, developed and marketed GSM and WCDMA products.
Kai holds a Doctorate degree in technology and a Master of Science degree in Engineering from the Tampere University of Technology in Finland.
Kai was born on September 29, 1964 in Turku, Finland. He is married and has three children and enjoys various sports including tennis, skiing and golf.
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