White Plains, N.Y. – Microsoft
veteran Chris Weber has been appointed Nokia U.S. president and head of North
America markets under Nokia’s global restructuring plans.
He replaces Mark
Louison as Nokia U.S. president.
Before joining Nokia, Weber
operated a consulting business “focused on helping companies
develop world-class sales cultures,” Nokia said. He also spent 16 years at
Microsoft in several senior executive positions in sales, marketing and
professional services. His positions included corporate VP for Microsoft’s U.S.
enterprise and partner group.
“Chris’s experience will be
invaluable in helping us to establish our new ecosystem strategy in the
market,” said Colin
Giles, sales executive VP.
Said Weber, “We will work
relentlessly on winning the trust of our customers and the hearts of
consumers.”
