Nokia’s Stephen Elop Jumps Off Burning Platform Onto D9 Hot Seat: The Full Interview (Video)

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has not had the best of times since he left a top job at Microsoft to take over the reins of the Finnish mobile giant. What with layoffs, executive shakeups, an earnings scare and stock drops, along with a need to completely rehaul its offerings, he’s had a lot to wrangle with. July 3, 2011 at 6:02 am PT

Stephen Elop

President and CEO
Nokia

Elop joined Nokia as president and chief executive officer in 2010, and has now signed a historic pact with this former employer, Microsoft, to use the latter's new smartphone operating system on Nokia's handsets, which have been severely challenged by those from Apple and Google. Prior to throwing in his lot with the Finns, he served as president of Microsoft's Business Division and was a member of Microsoft's senior leadership team responsible for the company's overall strategy. Macromedia, Adobe, and Juniper Networks all played a role in shaping his current thinking on communications tools, corporate development and manufacturing. Elop earned a bachelor's degree in computer engineering and management from McMaster University in his home country of Canada, and was subsequently awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Good going, eh?

Posts With Stephen Elop

Microsoft’s Millions Help Cushion Nokia’s Windows Phone Transition

in Mobile on January 26 at 1:54 pm PT

Redmond paid Nokia $250 million in “platform support payments,” the first of many such infusions that should help ease what is clearly a painful transition.
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Nokia Sells a Million Windows Phones, but Symbian Dropping Faster Than Expected

in Mobile on January 26 at 7:41 am PT

It remains to be seen if Nokia can grow its Windows Phone business faster than its Symbian business tails off.
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Nokia’s Developer Newsletter More Forthcoming Than Execs, Promises Lumia 900 Set for March Debut

in Mobile on January 13 at 3:49 pm PT

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop refused to be at all specific on when the new LTE-capable smartphone would ship, but the company’s developer newsletter states plainly that it will come in March.
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The Chat I Had With Stephen Elop as We Both Nearly Missed Final Ballmer-Note

in Mobile on January 13 at 10:44 am PT

The Nokia chief had plenty to say about the new Lumia 900, Windows Phone and more. In fact, the chat was so good, we ran late to see Microsoft’s last CES keynote.
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Nokia Unveils That LTE Windows Phone It’s Been Dying to Share

in Mobile on January 9 at 2:47 pm PT

After merely teasing its first LTE Windows Phone at an AT&T event Monday morning, Nokia is set to offer up details at a Las Vegas press conference.
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Why Microsoft Might Yet Need to Buy Nokia

in Mobile on December 8, 2011 at 3:45 pm PT

Didn’t they already get what they wanted for a fraction of the cost, you say?
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Nokia CEO Vows to Pump Up the Volume

in Mobile on November 17, 2011 at 11:27 am PT

You will buy more Nokia phones and you will like it.
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Nokia’s Lumia: New Dawn or Dawn of the Dead?

in Mobile on October 28, 2011 at 10:03 am PT

Is Nokia’s Lumia a serious contender or “worryingly uncompetitive?”
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Tablets an “Interesting Opportunity,” Says Nokia CEO

in Mobile on October 28, 2011 at 3:06 am PT

Will there be a Nokia tablet?
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Nokia Beats Views as Low-End Shines

in News on October 20, 2011 at 8:15 am PT

Nokia swung to a second successive net loss in the third quarter, but reported better-than-expected results thanks to higher sales of its low-end cell phones. Its shares rose more than 8 percent, as results highlighted an increase in shipments of its cheaper feature phones.

Nokia Cutting Another 3,500 Jobs, This Time in Manufacturing

in Mobile, September 29, 2011 at 9:06 pm PT

Nokia CEO Elop Sees Shades of “Danger” in Google’s Motorola Deal

in Mobile, August 17, 2011 at 11:55 am PT

Japan Poised to Get First Bite of Windows Phone ‘Mango’

in Mobile, August 10, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Exclusive: Nokia to Exit Symbian, Low-End Phone Businesses in North America

in Mobile, August 9, 2011 at 10:25 am PT

Reindeer Antlers and Reykjavik: How Microsoft and Nokia Are Getting Down to Business Together

in Mobile, July 11, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

Nokia’s Stephen Elop Jumps Off Burning Platform Onto D9 Hot Seat: The Full Interview (Video)

in D9, July 3, 2011 at 6:02 am PT

Nokia Introduces N9, Reiterates First Windows Phones Will Ship This Year

in Mobile, June 20, 2011 at 7:23 pm PT

Nokia’s Bumpy Ride Gets Bumpier as CTO Rich Green Goes on Leave

in Mobile, June 9, 2011 at 7:33 am PT

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop: It’s Not a Battle of Devices, It’s a War of Ecosystems (Video)

in D9, June 1, 2011 at 8:12 pm PT

Exclusive: Nokia’s Elop on Why Symbian Still Stands a Chance Against Android on Low-End Smartphones

in D9, June 1, 2011 at 6:43 pm PT

Why Windows Phone Instead of Android? Nokia CEO Stephen Elop Explains.

in D9, June 1, 2011 at 5:48 pm PT

Nokia’s Stephen Elop Talks About Microsoft Relationship, Catching Up in Smartphones

in D9, June 1, 2011 at 5:01 pm PT

Nokia and Microsoft: Just Good Friends

in Mobile, June 1, 2011 at 1:19 pm PT

D9 World Premiere Tonight

in D9, May 31, 2011 at 10:45 am PT

Fire on Nokia’s Burning Platform Rages On

in D9, May 31, 2011 at 8:27 am PT