Nokia has appointed Microsoft business manager Stephen Elop as its new chief executive.

Mr Elop will replace the outgoing Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, who was a lifelong Nokia employee and has been chief executive since 2006.

The appointment may mark a sea-change in culture at the top of the Finnish mobile phone giant.

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Nokia replaces Kallasvuo with Microsoft’s Elop
Nokia has fired its embattled chief executive, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, and turned to a senior Microsoft executive in an attempt to restore its fortunes.

The mobile phone maker announced this morning that Kallasvuo will leave the company on 20 September. He will be replaced by Stephen Elop, who until last night was the head of Microsoft’s business division.
www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/sep/10/nokia-replaces-kallasvuo-microsoft-stephen-elop

Nokia Says it Will Replace Its C.E.O. [Reuters]
Nokia, the world’s top cellphone maker, brought in Microsoft’s Stephen Elop to replace its embattled chief executive and lead a renewed effort to compete in the smartphone market.

Elop, the head of Microsoft’s business division, will take over from Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, who Nokia has been looking to replace for several months, on September 21.
www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/09/10/business/global/business-us-nokia.html