BIOGRAPHY
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September 2009
Mikko Mäkinen
Mikko Mäkinen is Director, LTE Business Program at Nokia and currently manages the creation and
implementation of Nokia’s LTE product and solution strategy. Mikko specializes in product marketing
and business development, with more than 14 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.
Prior to taking on his current position in the beginning of 2009, Mikko was Director, Product Marketing
for Nokia’s CDMA devices, responsible for product marketing and technology management. From 2004
to 2006, Mikko was Director, ODM Business Line, where he created Nokia’s first full ODM-based
product development approach and execution model and was responsible for creating and delivering
products to support this key component of Nokia’s CDMA strategy.
Mikko joined Nokia in 1997 as Manager of Business Analysis for Nokia’s global product marketing
organization. Since then, he has held many senior management roles in product marketing, strategy
and business development, and finance and control across key business units within the organization.
Mikko holds a Master of Science in Industrial Management from Helsinki University of Technology and
lives in Espoo, Finland.