Rajeev Suri

Rajeev Suri
Suri in 2016
Born	(1967-10-10) 10 October 1967 (age 58) New Delhi, India
Citizenship	Singaporean [1]
Alma mater	Manipal Institute of Technology (BE) [2]
Title	Chairman, Digicel Group
Spouse	Nina Suri ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	2

Rajeev Suri (born 10 October 1967) is an Indian born Singaporean business executive. He has been the chairman of Digicel Group since November 2023. Prior to this, Suri was the CEO of Inmarsat from February 2021. ^[3] From April 2014 to July 2020, Suri was the CEO of Nokia. ^{[4] [5]} Before that, he was CEO of Nokia Solutions and Networks from 2009. Suri held various positions within Nokia since 1995. ^{[6] [7]}

Early life

Rajeev Suri was born on 10 October 1967 in New Delhi, India, and was raised in Kuwait. ^[8] He is a Singaporean citizen. Suri has a bachelor of engineering degree in electronics and communications from Manipal Institute of Technology, which was then affiliated to Mangalore University. ^{[1] [9]}

Career

Suri joined Nokia in 1995. ^[10] He followed Simon Beresford-Wylie as the CEO of NSN in October 2009 after Nokia Networks and Siemens Networks was merged.

In April 2014, Suri was appointed as the CEO of Nokia. ^[5]

In March 2020, it was announced that Suri would step down as CEO of Nokia. ^{[11] [12]} He was replaced by Pekka Lundmark in August 2020. ^[13]

On 24 February 2021, Suri was appointed as the CEO of Inmarsat, replacing Rupert Pearce. ^[3]

On 29 November 2023, Suri was appointed as the new Chairman of Digicel Group. ^[14]

Personal life

Suri is based in Singapore and London. ^{[15] [16] [17] [18]} He is married to Nina Alag Suri, a businesswoman and the founder and CEO of Singaporean startup X0pa.ai. ^[19] They have two sons. ^[20]

References

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6. "With Microsoft Deal Done, Nokia Names Rajeev Suri CEO, $6.9 Billion in Buybacks, Dividends and Debt Cuts". Recode . 28 April 2014.
7. "Nokia Siemens Networks appoints Rajeev Suri CEO". MarketWatch . 1 September 2015.
8. Nimmo, Jamie (22 January 2023). "Inmarsat chief Rajeev Suri: I'm in a space race with Musk and Bezos". The Sunday Times.
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10. "Nokia Group Leadership Team". Nokia. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
11. "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". Nokia. Nokia Corporation. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
12. Singh, Manish (2 March 2020). "Rajeev Suri to step down as Nokia CEO; Pekka Lundmark to take over". TechCrunch . Retrieved 2 March 2020.
13. "Nokia Replacing CEO Suri After Struggling to Make Headway in 5G". Bloomberg.com. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
14. "Rajeev Suri to be appointed Chairman of Digicel Group". 29 November 2023.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
15. "Rajeev Suri" . Retrieved 24 November 2011.
16. "Bloomberg Businessweek - Rajeev Suri". Bloomberg Businessweek . Retrieved 31 May 2019.
17. "Chief Executive Officer". Nokia Siemens Networks. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
18. "Open Innovations - Rajeev Suri". Archived from the original on 5 January 2014.
19. "About Us - X0PA AI, The Leading Hiring & Talent Acquisition Platform".
20. Duttagupta, Ishani (2014). "Meet Nokia's new CEO Rajeev Suri's wife, Nina Alag Suri, a global entrepreneur". The Economics Times.

Business positions
Preceded by Risto Siilasmaa as interim CEO	CEO of Nokia Corporation 2014–2020	Succeeded by Pekka Lundmark
Preceded by Simon Beresford-Wylie	CEO of Nokia Solutions and Networks 2009–2020	Succeeded by Pekka Lundmark