El-Leithy appointment to ensure regional experience-Nokia

 ITRealms:

Nokia Technologies have said that appointment of Amr Karim El-Leithy as designated Head of Middle East and Africa was to bring valuable regional experience and expertise to the management team, ITRealms reports.

Amr Karim El-Leithy would report to Ashish Chowdhary, Chief Customer Operations Officer, who said:

"We are delighted to announce the appointment of Amr Karim El-Leithy as designated Head of Middle East and Africa. He brings valuable regional experience and expertise, and would be a great asset to the management team. I look forward to working with him as we continue to innovate on behalf of our customers, delivering leading products and services and positioning Nokia as the foundation of seamless connectivity for people and things, wherever they are."

ITRealms learnt that Nokia announced this as part of the planned combination of Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent, after and subject to the successful closing of the public exchange offer for Alcatel-Lucent securities made public on April 15, 2015.

El-Leithy would oversee the combined company's customer operations across Middle East and Africa, driving the execution of strategy and ensuring superior customer service, underpinned by a strong focus on innovation and quality.

He is currently the President for Middle East, Turkey and Africa for Alcatel-Lucent even as joined the company in 2009.Prior to that he served as Regional General Manager for North & West Africa at IBM, ITRealms gathered.

The appointment of Amr Karim follows the announcement of the planned senior leadership team and organizational structure for the combined Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent on October 7, 2015. After the closing of the exchange offer, it is planned that the Networks business would be conducted through four business groups: Mobile Networks, Fixed Networks, Applications & Analytics and IP/Optical Networks.

Nokia Technologies, ITRealms  also reports, would remain as a separate entity within the combined company. In addition, effective after the closing of the exchange offer, Nokia would have six additional business leaders serving as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Customer Operations Officer, Chief Innovation & Operating Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Marketing Officer.

 

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