Sari Baldauf | |
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 Baldauf in 1998 | |
| Born | (1955-08-10)10 August 1955 (age 70) Kotka,Kymenlaakso, Finland |
| Alma mater | Aalto University (MBA) |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Title | Chairwoman,Nokia |
Sari Maritta Baldauf (born 10 August 1955 inKotka,Finland) is a Finnish businesswoman who is chairwoman of the board of directors ofNokia.[1] She joined the board in 2018 and became vice chair in 2019, before she succeededRisto Siilasmaa as chairwoman in 2020. Until 2005, she was head of Nokia's Networks Business Group.
Baldauf graduated as aMaster of Business Administration fromHelsinki School of Economics.[2] She received honorary doctorates in Technology (fromHelsinki University of Technology) and Business Administration (fromTurku School of Economics andAalto University School of Business)[2] in 1979, and joinedNokia in 1983. She was selected into Nokia's Group Executive Board in 1994.
Baldauf was selected as the most influential female executive in the year 1998 byFortune. In 2002, theWall Street Journal named her as Europe's most successful female executive.
On December 3, 2004 Baldauf announced that she would resign from Nokia for personal reasons. She is or was a member of a number of executive boards of Finnish and international companies includingFortum,Capman,F-Secure,Hewlett-Packard andDaimler. In 2011, she replaced Matti Lehti as chairman of the board at the electrical utility company in Finland,Fortum, making her the first female chairman of a major Finnish company.[3] She left the Fortum board in 2018. She is also a Member of the Board of Directors ofAalto University Foundation and the think tank Demos Helsinki.[4][5]
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| Preceded by | Chairwoman ofNokia Corporation 2020–present | Incumbent |
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