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| Nokia's mobile chief Anssi Vanjoki steps down | Nokia's mobile chief Anssi Vanjoki steps down |
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| Mobile phone giant Nokia is to lose its second high-profile executive in less than a week. | Mobile phone giant Nokia is to lose its second high-profile executive in less than a week. |
| Anssi Vanjoki, the head of Nokia's mobile business, resigned from a job that he began in July 2010. | Anssi Vanjoki, the head of Nokia's mobile business, resigned from a job that he began in July 2010. |
| His announcement follows Friday's appointment of Microsoft's Stephen Elop as the firm's new chief executive. | His announcement follows Friday's appointment of Microsoft's Stephen Elop as the firm's new chief executive. |
| Mr Elop - the first non-Finn to head Nokia - will replace Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, a lifelong employee who had been chief executive since 2006. | Mr Elop - the first non-Finn to head Nokia - will replace Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, a lifelong employee who had been chief executive since 2006. |
| "I felt the time has come to seek new opportunities in my life," said Mr Vanjoki in a statement. | "I felt the time has come to seek new opportunities in my life," said Mr Vanjoki in a statement. |
| "At the same time, I am 100% committed to doing my best for Nokia until my very last working day." | "At the same time, I am 100% committed to doing my best for Nokia until my very last working day." |
| Obsessive task | Obsessive task |
| Mr Vanjoki took up his job as executive vice president and general manager of the firm's mobile solutions division in July this year. | Mr Vanjoki took up his job as executive vice president and general manager of the firm's mobile solutions division in July this year. |
| On his second day in the job he wrote a blog post titled The fightback starts now, vowing to bolster Nokia's smartphone efforts. | On his second day in the job he wrote a blog post titled The fightback starts now, vowing to bolster Nokia's smartphone efforts. |
| "It's my aim to ensure Nokia stays as the market and intellectual leader in creating the digital world," he wrote. "I'm under no illusions; it's no small task." | "It's my aim to ensure Nokia stays as the market and intellectual leader in creating the digital world," he wrote. "I'm under no illusions; it's no small task." |
| Despite being the world's biggest smartphone seller, Nokia has been losing the publicity battle with Google's Android operating system and Apple's iPhone. | Despite being the world's biggest smartphone seller, Nokia has been losing the publicity battle with Google's Android operating system and Apple's iPhone. |
| Both are increasing their market share. | Both are increasing their market share. |
| "I am committed, perhaps even obsessed, with getting Nokia back to being number one in high-end devices," wrote Mr Vanjoki at the time. | "I am committed, perhaps even obsessed, with getting Nokia back to being number one in high-end devices," wrote Mr Vanjoki at the time. |
| His strategy was based around the Symbian operating system and MeeGo, a joint venture between Nokia and Intel. | His strategy was based around the Symbian operating system and MeeGo, a joint venture between Nokia and Intel. |
| "Achieving this will require performance and efforts over and above the norm. This is a role I've personally been preparing for over the last 20 years." | "Achieving this will require performance and efforts over and above the norm. This is a role I've personally been preparing for over the last 20 years." |
| Mr Vanjoki will now serve a notice period of six months before departing. | Mr Vanjoki will now serve a notice period of six months before departing. |
| Analysts at CCS Insight said it was an "end of an era" and could signal further management changes. | Analysts at CCS Insight said it was an "end of an era" and could signal further management changes. |
| On 10 September, the firm announced that it had appointed Microsoft business manager Mr Elop as its new CEO. | |
| Mr Elop said his job was to "take the organisation through a period of disruption". | Mr Elop said his job was to "take the organisation through a period of disruption". |
| He will take up his new position at Nokia on 21 September. | He will take up his new position at Nokia on 21 September. |
| The announcements come ahead of Nokia World, the firm's annual conference, which begins on the 14 September in London. | The announcements come ahead of Nokia World, the firm's annual conference, which begins on the 14 September in London. |