After over 20 years of working around the world, I decided to have a break to full-fill my life long dream to visit every country in the world. It became a real challenge and much more complex than I ever could imagine. Finally, in March 2020 when I arrived to Afghanistan, I had it completed, just before Corona closed the world a week later. After denied visas, cancelled flights and lot of exciting moments it felt amazing to achieve something, which only few hundred people in the whole world have completed. It also turned a true learning experience which trained me to become a true problem solver, amazing negotiator and tough me that impossible is possible when you have a will.

Heading product and portfolio management for APAC region Spoke person for company for media and driving product sell in to partners and operators. Managed the Go to Market of Nokia relaunch in Asia Pacific area

Heading the product marketing, Go-to Market and portfolio topics for Microsoft Mobile devices cross Asia Pacific markets (all the way from New Zealand to Nepal excluding China, India) based in Singapore. Managing a team of product managers in key markets and ensuring successful launches of our new devices as well as planning lifecycle activities.

Heading the Microsoft activities with the operators in the Middle East markets. Also responsible for all B2B sales in Saudi Arabia and Microsoft relationships with operators in Saudi Arabia.

Heading the product and portfolio team for Microsoft Mobile in the Middle East.Team is responsible of ranging, portfolio and game planning decisions, as well as Go to Market and launch readiness of all the mobile products for Lower Gulf and Saudi Arabia/Yemen markets. Team is also responsible of new product introductions (both internally and externally) and working closely with sales on sales planning.

Heading a team of product marketing experts. Team is responsible of product’s technical readiness, portfolio and game planning decisions, as well as Go to Market and launch readiness of all the Nokia products for Lower Gulf and Saudi Arabia/Yemen markets. Team is also responsible of new product introductions (both internally and externally) and working closely with sales on sales planning.

Heading and executing Nseries product launches and life cycle activities in the Middle East area. Responsibility of launching such successful products as N97, N97 Mini, N8 and N9. Having an ownership of Nseries product range in the area and ensuring its success. Working with cross functional teams in the area and supporting global in the product development and portfolio decisions. Collaboration and supporting local sales teams, and working with media on launch events.

Heading Explore category (Nokia Nseries) Go to Market programs for Middle East area (70 markets). Executing and managing full launch programs and working closely with local media.

Heading Nokia's Nseries business for South East Africa sub-area which consist of 33 countries. Many activities as Nokia's spoke person in media events in the area.

Building up a team of account managers responsible for Nokia's enhancement sales in South Asia. Heading the enhancement sales activities for Nokia’s South Asian countries (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives). Having responsibility of sales, planning and distribution activities in the area for Nokia gear.

Site Manager Hong Kong Product Creation site. Heading the R&D team of close to 40 persons. Overall responsibility of all the activities including strategy financials, HRD, quality of the unit.

Having full responsibility of business control function in accessories product line of over 600 M USD annual revenue. Line manager for controllers and analysts in the unit. Part of the accessories product line management team.

Controller in product creation process: resource planning and financial reporting. Also worked as global capital expenditure-controller in product creation-process. Working in a team responsible for business controlling of Nokia's R&D sites.

Working on special projects in business controlling, monthly reporting, ABC-analyses in the factory in Austria. Last three months also responsible as a business controller for the Neste factory/sales office in Dusseldorf Germany.