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Wreckage piles up at Nokia as Vanjoki packs it in

InvisibleSHIELD.  Scratch Proof your iPhone 4!Nokia announced today that Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President and a member of Nokia Group Executive Board has given notice of resignation from Nokia. Vanjoki, who currently heads Nokia’s Mobile Solutions unit, has six months notice period and he will continue in his current tasks for the time being.

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“I felt the time has come to seek new opportunities in my life,” Anssi Vanjoki said in the press release. “At the same time, I am one hundred per cent committed to doing my best for Nokia until my very last working day. I am also really looking forward to this year’s Nokia World and sharing news about exciting new devices and solutions.”

MacDailyNews Take: Just a sec while we fire up good old iCal. Oh, look:

With the Mac, Apple has attracted much attention at first, but they have still remained a niche manufacturer. That will be in mobile phones as well.Anssi Vanjoki, November 2009

Source: Nokia Corporation

MacDailyNews Take: Like rats from a sinking ship.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Mike in Helsinki” for the heads up.]

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