Stephen Elop
Finlandbusiness executiveMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Stephen Elop is a Canadian business executive known for being the first non-Finnish CEO of Nokia, taking the helm in 2010. His leadership was characterized by dramatic shifts in strategy, including the controversial decision to abandon Nokia's Symbian operating system in favor of Microsoft's Windows Phone, which ultimately contributed to the company's decline in the smartphone market.
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Stephen Elop was appointed as Nokia's CEO, leading to significant changes in the company's smartphone strategy.
Nokian entinen johtaja Anssi Vanjoki vaatii yritystukien poistoa ja veroremonttiaHelsingin Sanomat·Finland· 2026-09-12
Finland· 2026-09-12
Stephen Elop was the first non-Finnish CEO of Nokia who announced a major shift to Windows Phone.
It once sold two out of every five phones on Earth: How a company that started by making rubber boots became a global phone icon before losing it all in just seven years |The Times of India·
India· 2026-07-24
India· 2026-07-24
