Starting January 1, 2008, Tero Ojanperä holds the position of Executive Vice President, Entertainment and Communities for Nokia. He is also a member of the Nokia Group Executive Board, a position held since 2005.

A sought-after industry commentator, author and speaker, he has played a defining role in the research and development work of Nokia’s business groups since joining the company in 1990. Since 2006, he has served as Chief Technology Officer, a wide ranging role spanning corporate and technology strategy, strategic alliances and partnerships, research, standardization, intellectual property rights, venturing, Mobile Software sales and marketing, Forum Nokia developer activities, business infrastructure and Industry Relations.

He holds a master’s of science degree from the University of Oulu, Finland and a Ph.D degree from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.