Rajeev Suri

Rajeev Suri
Suri in 2016
Born	(1967-10-10) 10 October 1967 (age 57) New Delhi, India
Citizenship	Singaporean [1]
Alma mater	Manipal Institute of Technology (BE) [2]
Title	CEO, Inmarsat
Spouse	Nina Suri ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	2

Rajeev Suri (born 10 October 1967) is an Indian born Singaporean business executive. He has been the CEO of Inmarsat since February 2021. ^[3] From April 2014 to July 2020, Suri was the CEO of Nokia. ^{[4] [5]} Before being appointed to this position, he was the CEO of Nokia Solutions and Networks (from 2009). Suri has 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

1. "Nokia Solutions and Networks - Rajeev Suri Biography". Archived from the original on 1 July 2014.
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5. "Meet Rajeev Suri, the new Chief Executive Officer of Nokia". IANS. Biharprabha News. 30 April 2014.
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.
9. "Ambassador Shringla Encourages Indian American Youngsters to Study in India, Contribute to Projected $10 Trillion Economy" . Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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