Stephen Elop is the chief executive officer of Nokia Corporation. He was appointed CEO of Nokia Corp. in September 2010. Elop was born in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada. In his spare time, he is an avid recreational pilot. He is married to Nancy Elop, with whom he has five children, four girls and a boy, including triplets.
Education
From 1981, Elop studied computer engineering and management at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, graduating second in his class with a bachelor's degree in 1986. Stephen helped lay 22 kilometers of Ethernet cable around campus to create one of the first Internet networks in Canada
Career
A Canadian citizen, Elop is the first non-Finn to be named CEO of Nokia. He replaced Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo in this position.