CEO of Nokia phone maker steps down

By Reuters, Frankfurt
19 July 2017, 18:00 PM
UPDATED 20 July 2017, 00:00 AM
HMD Global, the Finnish company that owns the rights to use Nokia's brand on mobile phones, said Chief Executive Arto Nummela is leaving the company.

HMD Global, the Finnish company that owns the rights to use Nokia's brand on mobile phones, said Chief Executive Arto Nummela is leaving the company.

Florian Seiche, HMD Global's president, has been appointed to the additional role of acting CEO, the company said.

An HMD spokesman said Nummela's departure was a personal matter between him and the company's board of directors, but declined to elaborate.