Mr. Prem Prakash Chand is the General Manager of Nokia Emerging Asia. He was appointed as General Manager in 2006. In this role Prem is responsible for Nokia Operations in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, 22Bhutan and Maldives. Mr. Prem is based in Dhaka and is responsible for the development and execution of Nokia’s strategy in these emerging markets. He joined Nokia in 1998 in the role of Finance and Commercial Director and was an integral part of the Australasian management team which has enjoyed many success over the years. He was instrumental in assisting Nokia gain market leadership in this market and was also involved in reshaping Nokia’s channel development strategy for that market. In 2003 he assisted in the launch of their gaming business in Australia and led the N media business for both Australia and New Zealand.
Prior to taking on the Emerging Asia role, Prem was responsible for their CDMA business development activities in APAC as well as Business Development for India based in Nokia’s Regional head quarters in Singapore. As part of this role he led and developed the strategy for their Emerging Asia business. Prior to joining Nokia, Prem has worked with Price Water House Coopers in Australia, New Zealand and UK involved in consulting to multinational companies in corporate advisory and market entry strategies. He brings with him a wealth of business strategy, marketing and sales management experience and has an extremely diverse background having exposure to avenge of business in numerous industries as well as cultural awareness through working with multinational companies in several countries.
A chartered Accountant, Prem obtained his tertiary qualifications from Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand and obtained his MBA from Australian graduate school of Business in Sydney. He was the founding chairman and President of Finland Australia Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Prem enjoys golf, tennis and was a first grade socer player representing NZ Universities as well as having various representative honors.
About Nokia in brief: Nokia has a long history of over one hundred years. The first Nokia century begun with Fredrik Ides tams Paper mill on the banks of the Nokianvirta River. Between 1865 and 1967, the company became a major industrial force, but it took a merger with a cable company and rubber firm to set the new Nokia Corporation on the path to electronics. At present Nokia has turned into a consumer led company. There is a progressive and continuous increase in communications globally. People are broadening their modes of communication to include the web and, social networks are becoming central to how people communicate. People want to be truly connected, independent of time and place, in a way that is very personal to them. And Nokia’s promise is to connect people in new and better way. Nokia’s strategy is to build consumer relationships by offering compelling and valued consumer solutions that combine beautiful devices with context enriched services.
Nokia’s story continues with 3G mobile multiplayer gaming, multimedia devices. In 2002 Nokia launched its first 3G phone, the Nokia 6650 and in 2003 it launches the N-Gage. In 2005, Nokia introduced the next generation of multimedia devices, the Nokia N series and in the same year Nokia sold its billionth phone- a Nokia 1100 in Nigeria. In 2007 Nokia was recognized as the 5th most valued brand in the world. In the same year Nokia launches Ovi, its new internet services brand. In 2008, Nokia’s three mobile device businesses were replaced by an integrated business segment, Devices and Services.