Stephen Elop

Stephen Elop (born 31 December, 1963 in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada) is the president andchief executive officer of Nokia Corporation. A Canadian citizen, Elop is the first non-Finn to be named CEO of Nokia, and replaced Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo in these positions on September 21, 2010.

Career

Stephen Elop joined Microsoft as the president of the Microsoft Business Division in January, 2008, and was a member of the company's senior leadership team that sets overall strategy and direction for Microsoft.

Before joining Microsoft, Elop was the chief operating officer of Juniper Networks,a leading provider of high-performance network infrastructure and a valued Microsoft partner. As COO, Elop was responsible for all the company's product groups, corporate development, global sales and service, and marketing and manufacturing organizations.

Prior to working for Juniper, Elop served as president of worldwide field operations at Adobe Systems, where he was responsible for Adobe's global sales organization and all customer-facing functions. Elop joined Adobe following the 2005 acquisition of Macromedia, where he was president and CEO. During his seven-year tenure at Macromedia, Elop held many senior positions, including COO, executive vice president of worldwide field operations, and general manager of the company's e-business division. Earlier in his career, he served in a number of executive positions, including that of chief information officer.

Education

Elop graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer engineering and management from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1986.