D. Shivakumar, Nokia's Operation Head, India, West Africa and Africa has quit the company after an eight year stint reports Economic Times. He will be with the company till June 30, 2013. He leaves after a 17 month stint as the Operations Head, India, West Africa and Africa. Shivakumar joined the global team during the restructuring of Nokia's global sales network in 2011. Apart from India, West Africa and Africa, the other new regions during this restructuring were the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. There appears to be no information of his future plans. However, he has informed Economic Times that he will not be associated with mobility, telecommunications or FMCG in his next professional endeavor. There also appears to be no information on who will be taking over this position from Shivakumar. During his tenure with Nokia, Shivakumar was heading Nokia's operations in about 90 countries and was based out of their regional headquarters in Dubai. Prior to assuming this global role in 2011, Shivakumar was the Operations Head of Nokia, India. Before joining Nokia India in 2006, he was heading the consumer electronics business of Philips. Business Standard has an interview with Shivakumar following his exit. Some interesting points there: - Hyper competition destroyed value for the telecom industry, and it lost 20,000-25,000 jobs in the past two-three years. - Industry focus shifted from innovation to cost - Companies fail globally because of arrogant leadership and an inability to learn and unlearn. More here. Previous Developments Shivakumar has quit…
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