Chief Executive Officer,
Nokia Siemens Networks

Simon Beresford-Wylie joined Nokia in 1998 and became CEO of Nokia Siemens Networks at start of the company in April 2007. Before joining Nokia Siemens Networks, Simon was Chief Executive Officer of Indian mobile operator Modi Telstra (Pte. Ltd.), a joint venture between Australia’s Telstra Corporation and Modicorp of India. As CEO, Simon oversaw the successful start-up of one of India’s first GSM operators. Prior to that, Simon held various management positions within Telstra’s Corporate and Government Business Unit. Previous to entering the private sector, Simon worked for Australian government agencies responsible for taxation and for industry policy.

He holds degrees in economic geography and history from the Australian National University and is a graduate of the Executive Development Program of Stanford University/National University of Singapore.