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Kari Antero Oswald Kairamo, titled Vuorineuvos (31 December 1932, in Helsinki in Finland – 11 December 1988, in Espoo, Finland), was a chairman and CEO of Nokia Corporation and a significant and popular person in the industry, who was also actively involved in Finland's foreign policy.
Kari Antero Oswald Kairamo (31. joulukuuta 1932 Helsinki – 11. joulukuuta 1988 Espoo) oli suomalainen diplomi-insinööri ja vuorineuvos, joka toimi Nokian pääjohtajana 1977–1988. Kairamon aikana Nokia laajeni Euroopassa ja panosti huipputekniikkaan.
Dec 28, 2023 · In 1983, CEO Kari Kairamo convinced the Finnish Ministry for Employment and the Economy to set up Tekes – the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation – to help the company's R&D ...
Jul 30, 2018 · Kari Kairamo had been experiencing mental health problems. In 1988, the situation started to become unbearable for him. In spring, Timo H. Koski, a gifted manager and a close colleague of Kairamo, dies of a brain haemorrhage at a mere 40 years of age. The CEO Kairamo becomes depressed and ultimately commits suicide in December 1988.
Oct 5, 2013 · The full extent of its troubles was outed very publicly when group head Kari Kairamo committed suicide in 1988. Nokia tried to sell up to Ericsson in 1991, but the deal collapsed when Ericsson...
Dec 29, 1988 · During his 11 years as chief executive, Kari Kairamo transformed Oy Nokia, Finland's largest private corporation, from a stodgy producer of pulp, paper, chemicals and rubber goods into an ...
For around eleven years (1977-1988), Kari Kairamo was the CEO of Nokia. During his leadership, the company was transforming from a conglomerate to an internationally large multi-industry firm with an emphasis on telecommunication devices [3], mainly network equipment and digital switches for the telephone exchange [13].
