Rajeev Suri

Rajeev Suri (born 10 October 1967) is an Indian born Singaporean business executive. He has been the CEO of Inmarsat since February 2021. Earlier, Suri was the CEO of Nokia (until 31 July 2020). Before being appointed to this position in May 2014, he was the CEO of Nokia Solutions and Networks (from 2009). Prior to that, he had held various positions within Nokia from 1995. Suri became the CEO of Nokia when the sale of Nokia's phone division to Microsoft Mobile was completed. He replaced Stephen Elop. Early life Rajeev Suri was born on 10 October 1967 in New Delhi, India, and was raised in Kuwait. He is a Singaporean citizen. Suri has a bachelor of engineering degree (electronics and communications) from Manipal Institute of Technology, then affiliated to Mangalore University. Career In his more than 20 years of international experience, Rajeev has worked in roles involving strategy and M&A, product marketing, sales, major account leadership, and regional and business unit leadership. He has lived in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Europe. He worked for multinational corporations in India and Nigeria before joining Nokia in 1995. Suri followed Simon Beresford-Wylie as the CEO of NSN in October 2009 after Nokia Networks and Siemens Networks was merged. He is considered a 'turnaround specialist' in global tech circles.