Nokia Picks Microsoft’s Stephen Elop as new CEO

Nokia tapped Stephen Elop as new CEO, who has accepted the position. Elop is an expert software engineer with great credentials. He will be serving as the new chief executive for giant phone maker Nokia.
Elop has been a long serving top executive at Microsoft, the leading computer software company. Industry analysts however point out a flaw in this appointment. Elop is a software expert while Nokia as a company is a hardware company.

Elop has been serving as Microsoft’s Head of Business Division. Nokia has hired him as its new President and CEO. Elop will take over Nokia on September 21.

Elops debut in Nokia is a boost for Nokia's demand for solutions to the cell phone market problems. His experience in the industry will up Nokia be more competitive in the market. Elop has worked with Juniper Networks, Adobe Systems, and Macromedia.

Nokia hopes Elop's wealth of experience in the software market will help it turn around its Symbian software. Apple and Android mobile phone device software's have taken over the market, seriously edging out Nokia's presence.

Symbian had 47% of the market share in 2009 but is expected to lose ground, down to 30% by 2014. Android is expected to offer stiff competition with Symbian, threatening "neck-to-neck" in the near future.

Nokia tapped Stephen Elop as new CEO, who has accepted the position. Elop is an expert software engineer with great credentials. He will be serving as the new chief executive for giant phone maker Nokia.
Elop has been a long serving top executive at Microsoft, the leading computer software company. Industry analysts however point out a flaw in this appointment. Elop is a software expert while Nokia as a company is a hardware company.

Elop has been serving as Microsoft’s Head of Business Division. Nokia has hired him as its new President and CEO. Elop will take over Nokia on September 21.

Elops debut in Nokia is a boost for Nokia's demand for solutions to the cell phone market problems. His experience in the industry will up Nokia be more competitive in the market. Elop has worked with Juniper Networks, Adobe Systems, and Macromedia.

Nokia hopes Elop's wealth of experience in the software market will help it turn around its Symbian software. Apple and Android mobile phone device software's have taken over the market, seriously edging out Nokia's presence.

Symbian had 47% of the market share in 2009 but is expected to lose ground, down to 30% by 2014. Android is expected to offer stiff competition with Symbian, threatening "neck-to-neck" in the near future.