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| name = Rajeev Suri<br />
| image = Rajeev-suri-ceo-nokia.png<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|10|10|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], India<br />
| spouse = {{marriage|Nina Suri|1992}}<br />
| children = 2<br />
| citizenship = [[Singapore]]an<ref name="nsn.com">{{cite web|url=http://nsn.com/about-us/company/executive-board/chief-executive-officer |title=Nokia Solutions and Networks - Rajeev Suri Biography |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701104922/http://nsn.com/about-us/company/executive-board/chief-executive-officer |archive-date=1 July 2014 }}</ref><br />
| alma_mater = [[Manipal Institute of Technology]]<br />([[B.E.]])<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.dailypioneer.com/2016/avenues/the-suri-code-of-success.html<br />
|title=The Suri code of success|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref><br />
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| employer = [[Inmarsat]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Rajeev Suri''' (born 10 October 1967) is a Singaporean business executive and was appointed as CEO of [[Inmarsat]] in February 2021.<ref>https://spacenews.com/inmarsat-hires-nokia-executive-as-new-ceo/</ref> He was previously the [[CEO]] of [[Nokia]] until 31 July 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world-news/nokia-india-born-rajeev-suri-tipped-to-become-next-ceo_1054263.html|title=Nokia: India-born Rajeev Suri tipped to become next global CEO - Moneycontrol.com|work=moneycontrol.com}}</ref><ref name="bp">{{cite web |title=Meet Rajeev Suri, the new Chief Executive Officer of Nokia |url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/04/meet-rajiv-suri-the-new-chief-executive-officer-of-nokia/ |work=IANS |publisher=Biharprabha News |date=30 April 2014}}</ref> Before being appointed Nokia's CEO in May 2014, he was the CEO of [[Nokia Solutions and Networks]] from 2009 and held various positions within Nokia since 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=With Microsoft Deal Done, Nokia Names Rajeev Suri CEO, $6.9 Billion in Buybacks, Dividends and Debt Cuts |url=https://www.recode.net/2014/4/28/11626194/with-microsoft-deal-done-nokia-names-rajeev-suri-ceo |work=[[Recode]] |date=28 April 2014 }}</ref><ref name=WSJ>{{cite news | title=Nokia Siemens Networks appoints Rajeev Suri CEO | date=1 September 2015 | url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/nokia-siemens-networks-appoints-rajeev-suri-ceo-2009-09-01 | work=[[MarketWatch]]}}</ref> Suri became the CEO of Nokia when the sale of Nokia's phone division to [[Microsoft Mobile]] was completed, replacing [[Stephen Elop]]. He is an alumnus of [[Manipal Academy of Higher Education]], [[Karnataka|Karnataka state of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/ambassador-shringla-encourages-indian-american-youngsters-to-study-in-india/article_c6fdea7a-8c81-11e9-8dcd-bbfd35bb6e52.html|title=Ambassador Shringla Encourages Indian American Youngsters to Study in India, Contribute to Projected $10 Trillion Economy|language=en|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Rajeev Suri was born on 10 October 1967 in [[New Delhi, India]] and was later raised in [[Kuwait]]. He is a [[Singapore]]an citizen. Rajeev Suri has a Bachelor's of Engineering (Electronics and Communications) from [[Manipal Institute of Technology]], which was affiliated to Mangalore University at that time.<ref name="nsn.com">{{cite web|url=http://nsn.com/about-us/company/executive-board/chief-executive-officer |title=Nokia Solutions and Networks - Rajeev Suri Biography |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701104922/http://nsn.com/about-us/company/executive-board/chief-executive-officer |archive-date=1 July 2014 }}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
In his more than 20 years of international experience, Rajeev has worked in roles comprising strategy and M&A, product marketing, sales, major account leadership, regional and business unit leadership and has lived in Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe. He worked for multinational corporations in [[India]] and [[Nigeria]] before joining Nokia in 1995.<ref>{{cite web | title = Nokia Group Leadership Team | publisher = Nokia | access-date = 4 May 2014 | url = http://company.nokia.com/en/about-us/corporate-governance/nokia-group-leadership-team | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140501014116/http://company.nokia.com/en/about-us/corporate-governance/nokia-group-leadership-team | archive-date = 2014-05-01 | url-status = dead }}</ref><br />
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Suri followed [[Simon Beresford-Wylie]] as the CEO of NSN in October 2009 after Nokia Networks and Siemens Networks had been merged. He is considered a '[[Turnaround management|turnaround specialist]]' in the global tech circles. <br />
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On 23 November 2011, Suri announced that the company planned to eliminate 17,000 jobs by the end of 2013 to enable NSN to refocus on mobile broadband equipment, the fastest-growing segment of the market. The reductions would slash the company's work force by 23 percent from 74,000. The cuts followed NSN's $1.2&nbsp;billion purchase of [[Motorola]]'s mobile network equipment business in July 2010, which added staff; and would help the company trim annual operating expenses by $1.35&nbsp;billion by the end of 2013.<ref>{{cite news | first = Kevin J. | last = O'Brien | title = Nokia Siemens to Cut 23 Percent of Work Force | date = 23 November 2011 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/24/technology/nokia-siemens-to-cut-23-percent-of-work-force.html | work = [[New York Times]] | access-date = 24 November 2011}}</ref><br />
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On 29 April 2014, Suri was appointed as the CEO of [[Nokia]].<ref name="bp"/> This was after Nokia had bought back full control of NSN and sold Nokia's phone division to [[Microsoft Mobile]]. Suri was the second non-Finnish CEO of Nokia after [[Stephen Elop]].<br />
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On 2 March 2020, [[Nokia]] announced that Suri will step down as CEO of [[Nokia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pekka Lundmark appointed President and CEO of Nokia; Rajeev Suri to step down after more than a decade as President and CEO of Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks |url=https://www.nokia.com/about-us/news/releases/2020/03/02/pekka-lundmark-appointed-president-and-ceo-of-nokia-rajeev-suri-to-step-down-after-more-than-a-decade-as-president-and-ceo-of-nokia-and-nokia-siemens-networks/?utm_type=pr&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&fbclid=IwAR0cUtPQ3RfN1IUqG5to1uyBrfwbVoWcVf4GSv18h5TfsTW50IvP7l9t9nI |website=Nokia |publisher=Nokia Corporation |access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Manish |title=Rajeev Suri to step down as Nokia CEO; Pekka Lundmark to take over |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/01/rajeev-suri-to-step-down-as-nokia-ceo-pekka-lundmark-to-take-over/ |access-date=2 March 2020 |work=[[TechCrunch]] |date=2 March 2020}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Pekka Lundmark]] on 1 August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-02/nokia-ceo-steps-down-after-struggling-to-make-5g-headway|title=Nokia Replacing CEO Suri After Struggling to Make Headway in 5G|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref><br />
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On 24 February 2021, Suri was appointed as the CEO of [[Inmarsat]], replacing [[Rupert Pearce]].<ref>https://spacenews.com/inmarsat-hires-nokia-executive-as-new-ceo/</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Rajeev is based between Singapore/ London.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.itu.int/tlc/WORLD2009/forum/participants/submissions/auth/19117/bio_19117.doc | title = Rajeev Suri | access-date = 24 November 2011}}</ref><ref name=businessweek>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=36512578&privcapId=205573 |title = Bloomberg Businessweek - Rajeev Suri |publisher=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |access-date = 31 May 2019 }}</ref><ref name=bio2>{{cite web | url = http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/news-events/press-room/collateral/executive-management-team/chief-executive-officer | title = Chief Executive Officer | access-date = 24 November 2011 | publisher = [[Nokia Siemens Networks]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Open Innovations - Rajeev Suri |url=http://forinnovations.org/forum/speakers/suri-suri/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105022236/http://forinnovations.org/forum/speakers/suri-suri/ |archive-date=5 January 2014 }}</ref> Suri is married to Nina Alag Suri, a serial entrepreneur, founder and CEO at Singaporean startup X0pa.ai (X0PA AI PTE. LTD.)<ref>[https://x0pa.com/about-us About X0pa.ai]</ref> and has two sons Ankit and Anish.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}<br />
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