Nokia Chairman and CEO, Jorma Ollila, has been awarded honorary membership of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Ollila's citation for the award is for contributions to launching mobile communications, a major global industry that has fundamentally changed the way people communicate.
Since 1981, the IEEE has bestowed 32 Honorary Memberships. Ollila received one of two IEEE Honorary Memberships granted in 2003.
Speaking on the appointment, IEEE President, Michael S. Adler, said:
"Jorma Ollila has transformed Nokia from a national conglomerate into a global leader in mobile communications - not to mention one of the best-managed and most innovative high tech companies in the world. He has uncommon leadership ability, and it seems Nokia's slogan, Connecting People, epitomizes both what the company does best, and the talents its leader possesses."
About IEEE
The IEEE is the world's largest technical professional society with more than 380,000 members in approximately 150 countries. Through its members, the IEEE is a leading authority on areas ranging from aerospace, computers and telecommunications to biomedicine, electric power and consumer electronics. The IEEE produces 30 percent of the world's literature in the electrical and electronics engineering and computer science fields, and has developed more than 900 active industry standards. The organization also sponsors or cosponsors more than 300 international technical conferences each year. www.ieee.org
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges.
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