Tieto Names Executive VP of Telecom and Media

Appoints Willem Hendrickx as Executive Vice President, Telecom & Media and member of Leadership Team.

Tieto Corporation, an IT service company providing IT, R&D and consulting services, today announced that Willem Hendrickx has been appointed Executive Vice President, Telecom & Media and member of its Leadership Team as of 9 August 2010. The company says that he will also be responsible for country operations concerning Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and the UK as a part of its International business structure. The other International countries will continue to report to Pekka Viljakainen.

The company explains that Hendrickx joins it from EMC Corporation where his latest position was Senior Vice President, Global Channels. In this role, he reported to the Vice Chairman and was responsible for the execution of EMC's global go-to-market strategy for its channel business and expanding the company's marketplace beyond the enterprise customers to commercial and small-medium businesses. Hendrickx has a degree in Commercial Sciences and holds a Masters degree in Economics from the European Institute of Higher Education (EHSAL) in Brussels, Belgium. It avers that Bengt Moller, the former head of Telecom & Media will continue in the company and he will focus on driving the R&D transformation in the Telecom & media industry.

"Willem has extensive experience and proven track record in boosting growth and profitability as well as developing new business in new markets. He understands the demanding nature of global business and what is takes to be successful. Tieto's telecom business has been under pressure for quite some time, and Willem's experience in driving global go-to-market strategies and business model changes will be a great asset for Tieto in ensuring the future success of our telecom operations. We are very pleased to have Willem joining our team," says Hannu Syrjala, President and CEO.

"What sets Tieto apart from other IT companies is the vast experience of the Tieto employees and their collaborative style of working together with the industry and customers. Tieto is committed to be the partner of choice for the Telecom and Media companies, and I am excited to be part of a team that drives Tieto's international growth and innovation by focusing on delivering our customers the best services that help them to meet the challenges in changing business environments," said Willem Hendrickx.

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