Nokia announced the appointment of Esa Niinimäki as Chief Legal Officer and member of the Group Leadership Team, effective January 25, 2023.
Esa has worked at Nokia for more than 15 years where he has held multiple positions, most recently Interim Chief Legal Officer. Prior to this role he was Vice President, Deputy Chief Legal Officer and Board Secretary where he defined strong governance practices for Nokia. Esa also served as General Counsel of Nokia's global services business group, Head of Corporate Legal of NSN and Senior Legal Counsel, Legal and IP, for the IMEA region. Before joining Nokia Esa worked as Group Legal Counsel for Metsä Group and as an associate lawyer at White & Case LLP. Esa continues to be based in Finland and report to Nokia's President and Chief Executive Officer, Pekka Lundmark. Education: Master of Laws, Fordham University – School of Law, New York, 2003; Master's Degree in Law, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Law, 2001. Experience: Nokia: Interim Chief Legal Officer 2022-,Deputy Chief Legal Officer, Corporate, and Board Secretary 2018-, General Counsel, Global Services 2015-2018, Head of Corporate Legal, Nokia Solutions and Networks, Head of Finance & Labor Legal 2013-2015, Senior Legal Counsel, Legal and IP, India, Middle East and Africa, 2012-2013, (Senior) Legal Counsel, Corporate Legal, 2007-2011. Metsä Group: Group Legal Counsel, 2005-2007. White & Case LLP: Associate Lawyer 2003-2005. Additional positions: Market Practice Board of Securities Market Association, Advisory Board of the Finnish Listed Companies, Legal Affairs Committee of the Confederation of Finnish Industries, Policy Committee of the Directors' Institute of Finland.