ESPOO, Finland, November 4, 2008
Nokia today announced plans for changes in some parts of its organization. The planned organizational changes include the following:
- As a follow-up to Nokia's reorganization in the beginning of 2008,
Nokia plans further changes in its sales and marketing activities in the
Markets unit. The changes aim to strengthen the customer interface,
ensure that resources are well allocated to meet the business needs and
de-layer the organization. Nokia estimates that approximately 450
employees, maximum 100 in Finland, in the Markets unit will be affected
by the planned changes.
- At the same time Nokia Research Center (NRC), which is specialized in
long-term research activities within Nokia, plans to sharpen its focus on
fewer but stronger research areas. The planned reorganization is
estimated to have an impact on approximately 130 NRC employees globally,
of which a maximum of 100 are in Finland.
- In addition, Nokia plans to close its Turku site in Finland and
relocate those activities predominantly to Salo (Finland). Nokia
currently has 220 employees working in the Turku office and the aim is
that the employees would continue in Nokia's site at Salo or in the
capital area in Finland.
- Nokia also plans some smaller workforce adjustments in global process
operations. These adjustments are estimated to affect approximately 35
employees, of which almost all are in Finland.
"Today's changes are part of Nokia's constant renewal where it is important to be close to our customers and ensure that our people are able to focus on the key business priorities. Also, our aim is to find alternative work within Nokia for as many employees as possible," said Juha Akras, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Nokia. Nokia has today started local employee consultations where required to discuss these plans. According to the plans, the changes in the Markets unit, Nokia Research Center and in other Nokia functions will come into effect on January 1, 2009. The closing of the Turku site is estimated to be completed by the end of January, 2009. About Nokia Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing our offering of consumer Internet services, as well as our enterprise solutions and software, is a key area of focus. We also provide equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks. http://www.nokia.com [1] SOURCE Nokia Corporation
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