Nokia said its chief executive,Stephen Elop, will move to Microsoft when the deal to acquire Nokia's handset business is closed. Nokia board chairman Risto Siilasmaawill take over CEO duties while the Finnish firm is looking for a new CEO.
Elop will lead an expanded Devices team, which includes all of the company's current Devices and Studios work and most of the teams coming over from Nokia, reporting to CEO Steve Ballmer.
Microsoft's Julie Larson-Green will continue to run the Devices and Studios team, and will be focused on the big launches this fall including Xbox One and Surface enhancements. Larson-Green will join Elop's team once the acquisition closes, and will work with him to shape the new organization.
As part of the acquisition, a number of key engineering leaders will also be joining Microsoft from Nokia, reporting to Elop in his new capacity, these include: Jo Harlow, who will continue to lead the Smart Devices team; Timo Toikkanen, who will continue to lead the Mobile Phones team; Stefan Pannenbecker, who will lead Design and Juha Putkiranta, who will lead the integration effort on Nokia's behalf.
Elop was hired as Nokia CEO in 2010 from Microsoft.
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