- Nokia (NOK -0.6%) Chief Marketing Officer Barry French is stepping down at the end of the year.
- That's according to new CEO Pekka Lundmark, who said on LinkedIn that “I appreciate the support he has given me since I took on the role of Nokia CEO, particularly given that I know he has been considering a change."
- French has been with the company since 2006, FierceWireless notes, playing a part in the acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent, and taking responsibility for Nokia's brand in 2014.
- It's not clear whether or how French would be replaced in the role.