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  Nokia - Compensation
Ollila was the company’s CEO until June 1, 2006 and received stock options, performance shares and restricted shares in that capacity until the said date.
Ollila was entitled to retain all vested and unvested stock options granted to him prior to June 1, 2006 as approved by the Board of Directors.
Ollila and as of March 31, 2006 of EUR 17.08 in respect of Mr.
www.nokia.com /A4126362   (5077 words)

  
  Jorma Ollila 1950— - EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE, HISTORY OF NOKIA, REINVENTING NOKIA
Ollila rose quickly though the corporate hierarchy, joining Citibank's board of management in 1982, a position that he occupied for three years; in 1985 he accepted an offer to become vice president for international operations at Nokia.
Ollila did not permit the company, its employees and executives, or himself to become self-satisfied, lazy, careless, arrogant, or to rest on the laurels of past achievements.
Ollila's announced goal for Nokia was to capture a full 40 percent of the mobile-phone market, although the research firm Gartner calculated that Nokia's share had diminished to 28.9 percent by the first quarter of 2004.
www.referenceforbusiness.com /biography/M-R/Ollila-Jorma-1950.html   (1852 words)

  
 Jorma Ollila/Finland: The Future Goes Cellular
Ollila, previously a banker at Citibank's London office, had a grasp of the global economy and was itching to try out what he knew.
Ollila's chance came two months after the Wall fell, when he was appointed manager of Nokia's tiny mobile-phone business.
Ollila scored with the idea that the phone was as much fashion accessory as tool, hiring designers from Europe and California to give Nokia phones their distinctive look.
www.businessweek.com /1999/99_45/b3654016.htm   (359 words)

  
 Jorma Ollila, outgoing Nokia CEO, is Shell chairma
Jorma Ollila, the longtime CEO who helped make Nokia the world's No. 1 cellular telephone maker, is leaving the Finnish company after 20 years, 13 of them in the top job.
Ollila is widely credited for streamlining management and instituting training programs that have kept Nokia, originally based in the small Finnish town of the same name, the most popular employer in Finland.
Ollila moved up from the head of the mobile-phone division to CEO during a severe recession in Finland in 1992.
www.rediff.com /money/2005/aug/04shell.htm   (421 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Jorma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Jorma Eloranta Appointed as New President and CEO of Metso Corporation.
NOKIA: Jorma Ollila elected Chairman of the Nokia Board, Pekka Ala-Pietila appointed President of Nokia.
Jorma Ollila to continue as Nokia's CEO through 2006.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Jorma   (171 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - For CEO who remade Nokia, one bold departure deserves another   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Ollila is not just any old CEO who might tinker with strategy, play golf with retired sports figures and lend the corporate jet to politicians.
Ollila made one of the more daring decisions in business history and spent the next 14 years making that decision seem brilliant.
Ollila was in charge of that business in the early 1990s, and in 1992 became CEO.
www.usatoday.com /tech/columnist/kevinmaney/2006-04-04-nokia_x.htm   (1027 words)

  
 Mobile Systems Coming Soon for Enterprises
That is when Jorma Ollila, chairman and chief executive of Nokia, expects to see several technologies mature and third generation (3G) mobile telephony become real.
Ollila said, "At the end of 2004, there will be pretty good offerings of [3G] handsets from us and a couple of others.
Ollila acknowledged that so far, "The enterprise space has not been well served by anybody." Consumers have been driving the industry, but he the success of the Blackberry device from Research in Motion (RIM), of Canada, showed the importance of messaging in corporate life.
www.gartner.com /2_events/symposium/2003/asset_53858_1115.jsp   (418 words)

  
 Jorma Ollila - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ollila studied during high school with the help of a scholarship at the renowned Atlantic College, where he earned his A-levels.
Ollila has also earned Honorary Doctorates from both the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University of Technology.
Ollila is the Chairman of the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA), the most reputed economic and social studies think tank in Finland.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jorma_Ollila   (783 words)

  
 Stanford GSB: Sloan Program: Speakers: Jorma Ollila
Jorma Ollila has held the position of chairman of the board and CEO since 1999.
Jorma Ollila holds board memberships of several companies, including the Ford Motor Company and UPM-Kymmene and is a member of the European Round Table of Industrialists.
Jorma Ollila began his career with Citibank N.A., in London, being appointed a member of the Board of Management, Citibank, Finland, in 1983.
www.gsb.stanford.edu /sloan/academics/leadership_studies/speakers/ollila.html   (246 words)

  
 Nokia - Ford elects Nokia's Jorma Ollila to Board of Directors - Press Releases - Press - About Nokia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
DEARBORN, Mich., - Jorma Ollila, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of global telecom company Nokia Corp., was elected to the Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company on Jan. 12, William Clay Ford, Jr., chairman of the board announced today.
Jorma Ollila was born on August 15, 1950, in Seinäjoki, Finland.
Ollila's appointment, which was effective Jan. 12, 2000, brings Ford board membership to 13.
press.nokia.com /PR/200001/775000_5.html   (278 words)

  
 energyme.com :: Shell appoints Jorma Ollila as new Chairman | energy : oil : gas
The Board of Directors of Royal Dutch Shell plc reported the appointment of Jorma Ollila, currently Chairman and CEO of Nokia, to succeed Aad Jacobs as the company’s Non-Executive Chairman.
Jorma Ollila’s initial career prior to Nokia was in banking at Citibank in London and Helsinki.
Commenting on Mr Ollila’s appointment, Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, Shell Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director who led the Search Committee, said “We were looking world-wide for a Chairman with international standing, a global outlook, and proven success in managing a complex organization.
www.energyme.com /energy/2005/en_05_0936.htm   (304 words)

  
 Nokia - Jorma Ollila to continue as Nokia's CEO through 2006 - Press Releases - Press - About Nokia
Nokia's Board of Directors has agreed with Jorma Ollila on the extension of his contract as Chairman and CEO of Nokia for an additional five years through 2006.
"Nokia's Board and Jorma Ollila agreed that ensuring continuity of leadership and management is particularly critical as we face an unprecedented technological transition in the mobile communication business.
Jorma Ollila (51) joined Nokia in 1985, was appointed President and CEO in 1992, and became a member of Nokia's Board of Directors in 1995.
press.nokia.com /PR/200110/838082_5.html   (149 words)

  
 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL GROUP .COM Shell Names Nokia
Ollila follows the announcement earlier this week that he is stepping down as CEO of Nokia, effective in June, upon the expiration of his contract.
Ollila, who speaks fluent English, may also be called on to serve as a fresh public face.
Ollila said earlier this week that he told the Nokia board in January that he wanted to step down as CEO in 2006 so he could pursue other interests.
www.royaldutchshellgroup.com /week34/wallstreetjournaljormaollila5august2005.htm   (498 words)

  
 MobileTechNews - Nokia's Jorma Ollila selected CEO of the Year
In the case of Jorma Ollila, the CEO of wireless powerhouse Nokia NOK and the recipient of this year's award, the answer is simple: Ollila has succeeded where competitors like Motorola and Ericsson have stumbled, and Nokia's shareholders are richer for his efforts.
In 1992, his first year as Nokia's CEO, Ollila made the key decision to transform the nearly 140-year-old firm from a conglomerate selling everything from televisions to toilet paper into a pure-play mobile-phone company.
Ollila is typically given the credit for developing the company's nonhierarchical structure, which promotes innovation and entrepreneurship while discouraging internal political squabbles.
www.mobiletechnews.com /info/2001/01/03/210637.html   (300 words)

  
 FT.com / Home UK / UK - Jorma Ollila: a global transformer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Jorma Ollila, who has announced he is stepping down as chairman and CEO of Nokia, has overseen one of the more remarkable transformations in the business world.
After joining the former industrial conglomerate from Citigroup in 1985 as vice president of its international operations, Mr Ollila was appointed head of Nokia’s mobile phone division in 1990.
Mr Ollila’s departure now leaves Mr Kallasvuo and a new generation of managers at Nokia with a very different challenge to the one taken up by their former CEO more than a decade ago.
www.ft.com /cms/s/6027e8f0-027a-11da-84e5-00000e2511c8.html   (646 words)

  
 Nokia - Board of Directors
The operations of the company are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors, within the framework set by the Finnish Companies Act and our articles of association and the complementary Corporate Governance Guidelines and related charters as adopted by the Board.
On May 3, 2007 the Board resolved that Jorma Ollila continues to act as Chairman and Dame Marjorie Scardino acts as Vice Chairman.
All the other members of the Board, except Chairman Jorma Ollila who was also Nokia’s CEO until June 1, 2006 and Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Nokia’s current President and CEO, are independent as defined under Finnish rules and regulations.
www.nokia.com /link?cid=EDITORIAL_4197   (737 words)

  
 Jorma Ollila : Communications technologies are a catalyst for economic and social development | Mobile World
Jorma Ollila : Communications technologies are a catalyst for economic and social development
Jorma Ollila : Communications technologies are a catalyst for economic and social development
Jorma Ollila, Chairman and CEO of Nokia, highlighted the need for shared commitment and actions to bring about universal access - the ability of all people to connect to people, information and services - to communications technologies.
www.ameinfo.com /32797.html   (718 words)

  
 Finland for Thought » Jorma Ollila for President | Politics, current events, culture - In Finland & United States ...
Hannu Takkula (centre), a Finnish Euro-MP, suggested in an interview printed Monday that Jorma Ollila, the president and chief executive of mobile phone maker Nokia, should be a candidate in the 2006 presidential elections.
But were Jorma Ollila available, he would hopefully be the number one name for all of Finland, including the non-socialist field,” Mr Takkula was quoted as saying.
Mr Takkula justified choosing Mr Ollila by saying that the Nokia chief is globally known and has a strong pedigree from the grassroots all the way to global operations.
www.finlandforthought.net /2005/03/21/jorma-ollila-for-president   (2491 words)

  
 AcademicDB - Leadership Of Nokia Group, Jorma Ollila.
This document is part of AcademicDB, a database of over 15,000 UK university essays and coursework documents written by UK university students covering all subject areas.
The first one is a worldwide well-known leader Jorma Ollila, who is a very successful leader in the information and communication industry; another one is a successful leader Reymin Yang who has high reputation in China.
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www.academicdb.com /leadership_nokia_group_jorma_ollila_10442   (259 words)

  
 News: Kallasvuo to replace Ollila in Nokia - Mobile Monday
Jorma Ollila will stay as chairman of the Nokia board af June 1 2006.er Nokia’s board of directors appointed Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo appointed President and COO of Nokia Corporation as of October 1, 2005, and President and CEO effective June 1, 2006
Jorma Ollila continues as chairman and CEO until June 1, 2006, and it is proposed he continue as non-executive chairman from that date
Ollila’s confirmation that he is available for this position.
www.mobilemonday.net /mm/story.php?story_id=4332   (457 words)

  
 Who is Jorma Ollila...and should Microsoft be scared of him?
Ollila is tough, smart, and an engaging speaker--especially considering he wasn't addressing the crowd in his native tongue.
Answering that question starts, naturally enough, with a lesson in Finnish pronunciation because Jorma Ollila--say "Your'-ma O'-lee-la" with the accent on the first syllable and a slight roll on the "r"--is the CEO of Nokia, the Helsinki-based giant of cellular handsets.
BUT BACK TO Ollila (pictured) or, more precisely, to an announcement this week at Comdex that Nokia and a who's who of the wireless industry have announced a "commitment to open mobile architecture enabling a non-fragmented global mobile wireless market," according to the press release.
review.zdnet.com /4520-6033_16-4206627.html   (839 words)

  
 EVA - Elinkeinoelämän Valtuuskunta
Jorma Ollila toimii Nokian hallituksen puheenjohtajana ja öljy-yhtiö Shellin hallituksen puheenjohtajana.
Jorma Ollilan aikakautena Nokia nousi langattoman viestinnän johtavien yritysten joukkoon.
Ollila toimii monissa merkittävissä luottamustehtävissä, kuten Ford Motor Companyn, UPM-Kymmenen ja Otava-Kuvalehdet Oy:n hallituksen jäsenenä ja ERT:n (European Round Table of Industrialists) hallituksen puheenjohtajana.
www.eva.fi /index.php?m=1&subm=4&did=66   (226 words)

  
 Nokia Chairman and CEO Jorma Ollila at the CeBIT opening
In an address at the official opening of CeBIT, Jorma Ollila, Chairman and CEO of Nokia, expressed long-term optimism in the future of mobile communications, citing mobility as the next global mega-trend impacting all industries.
CeBIT is according to Ollila a clear example of the importance of mobility.
The combined effects of the new wave of compelling mobile applications and services and more traditional growth in emerging markets is expected to drive subscriber growth, almost doubling the number of mobile subscribers to 2 billion by the end of this decade.
www.wirelessdevnet.com /news/2003/70/news10.html   (438 words)

  
 G u r u s o n l i n e - E n g l i s h
Jorma Ollila became CEO of the Nokia Group in January 1992, following is success at the Mobile Phones Division and also in the financial side as vice-president.
Ollila was 41 at the time and have only 6 years of Nokia.
The young Ollila received a scholarship to study at Atlantic College in Wales (UK) at the age of 17.
www.gurusonline.tv /uk/conteudos/ollila.asp   (2303 words)

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