Stephen Elop
| Stephen Elop | |
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Elop in 2008
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| Born |
31 December 1963 Ancaster, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | McMaster University |
| Occupation |
Group Executive Technology, Innovation and Strategy of Telstra Distinguished Engineering Executive in Residence of McMaster University's Faculty of Engineering |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Elop (1987-) (divorced) |
| Children | 5 |
| Awards | L.W. Shemilt Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award (from McMaster University) Honorary Doctor of Science Degree (from McMaster University) |
Stephen Elop (born 31 December 1963) is a Canadian businessman who works at Australian telecom company Telstra since April 2016. He most recently served as the Executive Vice President of the Microsoft Devices Group business unit until 17 June 2015. In the past he had worked for Nokia as the first non-Finn CEO and later as Executive Vice President, Devices & Services, as well as the head of the Microsoft Business Division, as the COO of Juniper Networks, as the president of worldwide field operations at Adobe Systems, in several senior positions in Macromedia and as the CIO at Boston Chicken.
He is best known for his ill-fated tenure as Nokia CEO from 2010 to 2014, which included controversies such as the "burning platform" memo and the company's partnership with Microsoft, resulting in the move to Windows Phone software exclusivity. He was criticised for some of his decisions, which resulted in the company making massive losses financially and in the market. As then head of the Microsoft Devices Group, Elop was in charge of Microsoft's varied product offerings including Lumia phones, Surface Pro 3, and Xbox One. Since January 2016 he also has a role as Distinguished Engineering Executive in Residence within McMaster University's Faculty of Engineering, where he originally studied in the 1980s.
Elop was born in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, as the second of three sons. His mother was a chemist, and his parents still live in suburban Ancaster.
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