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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