For those wondering where HMD Global’s former Chief Product Officer, Juho Sarvikas, is heading to, following his exit from the phone company last month, then we have an answer.
A tweet by Jim Cathey, a Senior Vice President and President of Global Business at Qualcomm has announced that the former HMD Global senior executive will be joining the San Diego-based tech company. In the tweet, it is revealed that Mr. Sarvikas will join Qualcomm as VP and President of North America.
I'm excited to share with you that on April 12th I am joining @Qualcomm, the world's leading wireless technology innovator, as VP & President of North America. I can't wait to work with our partners and the amazing #teamqualcomm at the epicenter of the 5G revolution https://t.co/Gvzet342zE
— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) April 5, 2021
Juho Sarvikas also confirmed the news in a quoted tweet and added that he will resume at Qualcomm on April 12. He has also changed his Twitter bio to reflect his new role.
A little over a week ago, Juho Sarvikas announced on Twitter that he was leaving Nokia and HMD after 15 years. Under his leadership as Chief Product Officer, HMD Global announced several Nokia-branded Android smartphones and feature phones. It also released modern versions of classic Nokia phones such as the Nokia 3310, Nokia 8110 4G, and Nokia 5310. Before his resignation from the company, he was also the VP of HMD Global North America.
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