Lauri Simo Kivinen (born 2 April 1961, Vaasa) is the former CEO of the Finnish Broadcasting Company. He had previously held management positions at Nokia and at Nokia Siemens Networks. Kivinen first became a manager within the telecommunications industry in 1988.
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Biography
Lauri Simo Kivinen was born on 2 April 1961 in Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland. Little else is known about Kivinen's early life.
Kivinen obtained a Master's degree in Economics after studies at the Turku School of Economics in Turku, Finland, and in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Career
Kivinen has held various senior roles at both Nokia and at Nokia Siemens Networks.
List of positions held
Communications Manager for Nokia Group in Helsinki ~ 1988
Communications Manager for Nokia Consumer Electronics in Geneva ~ 1989
Vice-President of Communications at Nokia Mobile Phones ~ 1992
Head of Nokia's Brussels representative office ~ 2004-2007
Board member of the European Digital Technology Industry Association ~ 2007-2008