Telecom network vendor Nokia Networks has appointed Igor Leprince as executive vice president Global Services.
Based in Espoo, Finland, Leprince will report to Nokia President and CEO Rajeev Suri.
Igor will replace Eva Elmstedt, head of Global Services. Elmstedt will leave the company at the end of the year for personal reasons.
Announcing the third quarter revenue, Nokia Networks last month said its global services delivered its sixth consecutive quarter of double digit profitability.
Today, ZTE, a small rival of Nokia Networks, said it signed managed services deal with KPN and JOIN Experience.
Nokia Networks in a statement said that Leprince is currently the senior vice president and head of Middle East & Africa and responsible for sales and operations in the region. During his tenure, he spearheaded the deployment of Mobile Broadband — 3G LTE for telecom operators in the region.
In September 2007, Igor joined Nokia Networks as global head of Network Planning and Optimization (NPO) which became a key differentiator for the services business and for the company.
Igor also served as head of the Global Services Care organization prior to moving to Dubai.
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