Nokia hires CEO of Cognizant German division as its new head of Europe

Rolf Werner tasked with driving Nokia’s market share and expansion into new segments

The chief executive of the German division of information technology services and consulting company Cognizant Technology Solutions Rolf Werner has moved to Nokia as Nokia’s new head of Europe.

Werner has also held senior positions at Fujitsu, Global Logic, and T-Systems. As head of Nokia’s Europe Region his role is to drive Nokia’s growth and market share reinforce Nokia’s customer relationships and support growth into new market segments and deploy 5G,

“Nokia has an excellent opportunity to seize the market. It is one of the very few companies that can offer solutions to its customers across the full range of technologies available in the industry”, he said/

Ricky Corker, Chief Customer Experience Officer of Nokia, said “Having a broad experience across the industry, gained in software, service providers and in many other areas, means that Rolf will be able to help guide Nokia’s European organization through the next stage of our corporate development.”