Dr. Guido Jouret appointed CTO of Nokia Technologies

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Nokia Technologies, a leader in technology development and licensing, today announced the appointment of Dr. Guido Jouret as chief technology officer, effective immediately. Jouret brings to the position more than two decades of technology innovation and leadership, with a focus on business incubation and customer solutions. He will report to Nokia Technologies President Ramzi Haidamus and join the companys management team.

Nokia Technologies has a strong track record of innovation that continues to shape the communications industry. It was important to find the right person to continue this work, and were all very excited to welcome Guido to our team, said Haidamus. I look forward to working with Guido, and trust him to be the bridge between the hypothetical and the possible, between research dreams and business realities - simply put, the source of truth in all technology matters.

As CTO and adviser to Haidamus, Jouret will lead Nokias world-class research function and capabilities in line with Nokia Technologies overall transition and expansion of the business. He will also manage a technology platforms team that will bring discipline to how innovations are transferred into business units.

Im excited to join Nokia Technologies as chief technology officer. Nokia is unique in the way it combines high technology with innovative design. Its also one of the rare technology brands that sparks instant recognition from consumers, enterprise, all the way to the service provider market, said Jouret. We are living in a time of incredible disruptions, with new technologies and machine intelligence changing entire industries, like healthcare, energy, finance, and transportation, just to name a few. Companies that master advanced technologies and expand their human possibilities to meaningfully improve peoples lives will win.

Jouret previously served as president of renewable energy solutions provider Envision Energys global digital innovation lab, where he was responsible for the development of the companys software products, platform for the emerging Energy Internet, and overall digital technology strategy. Prior to that he held a number of technology leadership roles with full business responsibility during his 20 years at Cisco Systems, Inc., where he was most recently head of the companys Internet of Things Group. He was also responsible for incubating new businesses based on emerging technologies and driving scalable customer solutions based on the companys innovations.

Jouret holds a PhD, D.I.C. in computing from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, United Kingdom, and a BS in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, United States.

Over more than two decades, and through the investment of more than 20 billion, Nokia R&D led the development of the core technologies enabling virtually all mobile devices used today. The companys R&D leadership continues after the sale of Nokias Devices & Services business to Microsoft in 2014. Recent achievements include the leading technologies for video and audio encoding, including H.265 and HD voice; low-power connectivity technologies such as Bluetooth LE (low energy); and imaging technologies which are now powering augmented reality apps such as HERE Live Sight.

About Nokia

Nokia invests in technologies important in a world where billions of devices are connected. We are focused on three businesses: network infrastructure software, hardware and services, which we offer through Nokia Networks; location intelligence, which we provide through HERE; and advanced technology development and licensing, which we pursue through Nokia Technologies. Each of these businesses is a leader in its respective field.

Nokia Technologies develops and licenses cutting-edge innovations that are powering the next revolution in computing and mobility: a programmable world where intelligent connections

bring millions of everyday objects online and create exciting new possibilities. We are expanding Nokias successful patent licensing program and helping other companies and organizations benefit from our innovations. Additionally, we are exploring the possibility of utilizing new technologies in our own future products and services.

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