Rajeev Suri
{{short description|Singaporean business executive (born 1967)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rajeev Suri
| image = Rajeev Suri in March 2016 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Suri in 2016
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|10|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = New Delhi, India
| spouse = {{marriage|Nina Suri|1992}}
| children = 2
| alma_mater = Manipal Institute of Technology (BE){{cite web |url= https://www.dailypioneer.com/2016/avenues/the-suri-code-of-success.html
|title=The Suri code of success|access-date=2019-10-22}}
| occupation =
| title = CEO, Inmarsat
}}
Rajeev Suri (born 10 October 1967) is an Indian born Singaporean business executive. He has been the CEO of Inmarsat since February 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/inmarsat-hires-nokia-executive-as-new-ceo/|title=Inmarsat hires Nokia executive as new CEO|date=24 February 2021|website=SpaceNews}} From April 2014 to July 2020, Suri was the CEO of Nokia.{{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|date=15 March 2014 }}{{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}} 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.{{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 }}{{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}}
Early life
Rajeev Suri was born on 10 October 1967 in New Delhi, India, and was raised in Kuwait.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/inmarsat-chief-rajeev-suri-im-in-a-space-race-with-musk-and-bezos-qsh5zfw20|title=Inmarsat chief Rajeev Suri: Iām in a space race with Musk and Bezos|date=22 January 2023|last=Nimmo|first=Jamie|work=The Sunday Times}} 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.{{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}}
Career
Suri joined Nokia in 1995.{{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 }} 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.
In March 2020, it was announced that Suri would step down as CEO of Nokia.{{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/ |website=Nokia |publisher=Nokia Corporation |access-date=2 March 2020}}{{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}} He was replaced by Pekka Lundmark in August 2020.{{Cite news|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|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=2 March 2020 |access-date=2020-03-03}}
On 24 February 2021, Suri was appointed as the CEO of Inmarsat, replacing Rupert Pearce.
On 29 November 2023. Suri was appointed as the new Chairman of Digicel Group.{{Cite journal |date=2023-11-29 |title=Rajeev Suri to be appointed Chairman of Digicel Group |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1129/1419153-rajeev-suri-to-be-appointed-chairman-of-digicel-group/ |language=en}}
Personal life
Suri is based in Singapore and London.{{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}}{{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 }}{{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}}{{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 }} He is married to Nina Alag Suri, a businesswoman and the founder and CEO of Singaporean startup X0pa.ai.{{Cite web|url=https://x0pa.com/about-us/|title=About Us - X0PA AI, The Leading Hiring & Talent Acquisition Platform}} They have two sons.{{Cite web |last=Duttagupta |first=Ishani |date=2014 |title=Meet Nokia's new CEO Rajeev Suri's wife, Nina Alag Suri, a global entrepreneur |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/working-abroad/meet-nokias-new-ceo-rajeev-suris-wife-nina-alag-suri-a-global-entrepreneur/articleshow/34598238.cms |website=The Economics Times}}
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{{s-ttl | title=CEO of Nokia Solutions and Networks | years=2009ā2020}}
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Category:Indian chief executives
Category:Singaporean people of Punjabi descent
Category:Businesspeople from New Delhi
Category:Indian expatriates in Nigeria
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Category:Indian expatriates in Finland
Category:Manipal Academy of Higher Education alumni