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Simo Vuorilehto

Finnish businessman (1930–2024)

Simo Vuorilehto, titled Vuorineuvos, (8 August 1930 – 13 June 2024) was a Finnish businessman who was the chairman and CEO of Nokia Corporation. He became the chairman and CEO in 1988 after the death of Kari Kairamo.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Simo Vuorilehto (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 8, 1930, died Jun 13, 2024.¹

About

In 1990 he was replaced as chairman by Mika Tiivola. He remained CEO until 1992 when he was succeeded by Jorma Ollila. Vuorilehto died on 13 June 2024, at the age of 93.

From Wikipedia’s article on Simo Vuorilehto, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

NokiaChief executive officer 1988 to 1992¹¹

Career

Occupation: business executive.⁵

1988 to 1992Chief executive, Nokia⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Nokia³

Personal life

BornAug 8, 1930, Savonlinna⁶
DiedJun 13, 2024, Helsinki^{7 8}
CitizenshipFinland⁹

Awards

Date not recordedCommander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany¹⁰
Date not recordedKnight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland¹⁰
Date not recordedMedal for Military Merits¹⁰

Sources

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WikidataSimo Vuorilehto on Wikidata
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WikipediaSimo Vuorilehto on Wikipedia
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WikidataSimo Vuorilehto: Worked at Nokia, on Wikidata
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WikidataSimo Vuorilehto: Chief executive, Nokia, on Wikidata
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WikidataSimo Vuorilehto: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataSimo Vuorilehto: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataSimo Vuorilehto: place of death, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of death, as reported
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WikidataSimo Vuorilehto: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataSimo Vuorilehto: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataNokia, Chief executive officer
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Wikimedia CommonsSimo Vuorilehto photo by https://finna.fi/Record/siiri.urn:nbn:fi-vapriikkihttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.profium.com%252Farchive%252FArchivedObject-E32E33F6-F785-E7B4-48F5-B23986E2052A?sid=4737643426&imgid=1, CC BY-SA 4.0