Head of Strategy and Business Management,
Nokia Research Center

Mr Teppo Paavola is currently Head of Strategy and Business Management at Nokia Research Center (NRC), responsible for the commercialization of NRC technologies. He is also responsible for planning Nokia’s research investments. From January 1, 2008, Teppo will head Corporate Business Development for Nokia.

An experienced entrepreneur and consultant, Teppo also spent four years with GE Capital in Mergers & Acquisitions and Business Development and most recently as Managing Director of GE Capital Equipment Finance in Finland.

He has a M.Sc. in Economics from the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration and a MBA in General Management from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.