ESPOO, Finland ( BMZ REPORT )
Nokia today announces that Amr Karim El-Leithy would become the Head of Middle East and Africa as part of the planned combination of Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent, after and subject to the successful closing of the public exchange offer for Alcatel-Lucent securities announced on April 15, 2015.
Amr Karim El-Leithy would oversee the combined company’s customer operations across Middle East and Africa, driving the execution of strategy and ensuring superior customer service, underpinned by a strong focus on innovation and quality.
Amr Karim El-Leithy is currently President for Middle East, Turkey and Africa for Alcatel-Lucent. He joined the company in 2009. Prior to that he served as Regional General Manager for North & West Africa at IBM.
Amr Karim El-Leithy would report to Ashish Chowdhary, Chief Customer Operations Officer, who said:
“We are delighted to announce the appointment of Amr Karim El-Leithy as designated Head of Middle East and Africa. He brings valuable regional experience and expertise, and would be a great asset to the management team. I look forward to working with him as we continue to innovate on behalf of our customers, delivering leading products and services and positioning Nokia as the foundation of seamless connectivity for people and things, wherever they are.”
The proposed appointment is effective only after the successful closing of the public exchange offer* and is subject to the completion of the relevant works council consultation procedures.
*Nokia holding more than 50.00% of the share capital of Alcatel-Lucent on a fully diluted basis.