Tero Ojanperä
Executive Vice President, Entertainment and Communities, Nokia

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Tero Ojanperä holds the position of Executive Vice President, Services. He is also a member of the Nokia Group Executive Board, a position held since 2005.

A sought-after industry commentator, author and speaker, he has played a defining role in the research and development work of Nokia’s business groups since joining the company in 1990. During 2008, he served as Executive Vice President, Entertainment and Communities with overall responsibility for Nokia offerings in music, video and TV, games, software distribution and social networking services.

From 2006, he served as Chief Technology Officer, a wide ranging role spanning corporate and technology strategy, strategic alliances and partnerships, research, standardization, intellectual property rights, venturing, Mobile Software sales and marketing, Forum Nokia developer activities, business infrastructure and Industry Relations.

In 2005, Tero held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. During 2003-2004 he headed Nokia Research Center, a corporate research unit driving Nokia’s technological competitiveness and renewal. Prior to this role, he held several senior management positions in the former Nokia Networks.

He holds a master’s of science degree from the University of Oulu, Finland and a Ph.D degree from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.