Christian Fredrikson President and CEO, F-Secure
Coming from Nokia Siemens Networks
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on December 20, 2011 at 2:53 pmF-Secure’s Board of Directors has appointed Christian Fredrikson as President and CEO of F-Secure Corporation.
Fredrikson joins F-Secure from Nokia Siemens Networks, where he has been working in several international executive positions.
Christian Fredrikson is currently responsible for global sales for
Network Systems business unit at Nokia Siemens Networks. Prior to this
position, he was Head of Asia Pacific, and Head OBS (Operations and
Business Software) Business Unit. He joined Nokia in 1994, and has held
several executive level positions in the company in various locations.
Christian Fredrikson (b. 1964) is a Finnish citizen and holds a Master
of Science degree in Engineering from Åbo Akademi in Turku, Finland.
"I am pleased to announce appointment of Christian as President and
CEO of F-Secure. Along with his background in international sales, he
also has strong knowledge in the operator business, which we especially
value. With his experience in the IT and telecommunications industry
together with strong leadership skills, I am confident that he will
drive business growth for F-Secure as well as shareholder value. I wish
Christian success in his future role in F-Secure," says Risto Siilasmaa, Chairman of the Board.
"I am very excited to start as President and CEO of F-Secure.
F-Secure is a growth company and a global leader in Software as a
Service business for operators globally. I look forward to joining this
strong and dedicated F-Secure team and work with both our partners and
employees, aiming to drive the company growth in the future," says Christian Fredrikson.
Fredrikson will start in his position as of January 16, 2012.
Until his starting in the position, interim President and CEO Pirkka
Palomäki will continue to lead the company as announced in October.