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Stephen Elop

1963 - Today

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Stephen Elop (born 31 December 1963) is a Canadian businessman who most recently worked at Australian telecom company Telstra from April 2016. In the past he had worked for Nokia as its first non-Finnish CEO and later as Executive Vice President, Devices & Services, as well as the head of the Microsoft Business Division, as the COO of Juniper Networks, as the president of worldwide field operations at Adobe Systems, in several senior positions in Macromedia and as the CIO at Boston Chicken. He is best known for his ill-fated tenure as Nokia CEO from 2010 to 2014, which included controversies such as the "burning platform" memo and the company's partnership with Microsoft, resulting in the move to Windows Phone software exclusivity. He was criticised for some of his decisions, which resulted in the company suffering massive losses both financially and in market share. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Elop is the 758th most popular businessperson (down from 747th in 2024), the 822nd most popular biography from Canada (down from 784th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Canadian Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Stephen Elop ranks 758 out of 847. Before him are Ken Bates, Bill Browder, Igor Ashurbeyli, Ilya Segalovich, Steve Huffman, and Emmanuel Faber. After him are Michael Widenius, Mitchell Baker, Mukhriz Mahathir, Joi Ito, Gérard Lopez, and Andrew Ng.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Stephen Elop ranks 728. Before him are Jun'ichi Kanemaru, Charles Ingram, Gian-Carlo Coppola, Carrie Ng, Rolando Maran, and Kim Shattuck. After him are Betsy Russell, Lars Bjønness, Rachel Whiteread, Manuela Machado, Vitaly Mansky, and Jozef Lohyňa.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Stephen Elop ranks 822 out of 1,622. Before him are Caterina Scorsone (1981), Joseph Albert Sullivan (1901), Fikayo Tomori (1997), Martin St. Louis (1975), Andy Bathgate (1932), and Serinda Swan (1984). After him are Ryder Hesjedal (1980), Severn Cullis-Suzuki (1979), Jeff Waters (1966), Donald Woods (1906), Karla Homolka (1970), and Bill Brack (1935).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Canada

Among businesspeople born in Canada, Stephen Elop ranks 7. Before him are Elizabeth Arden (1878), Joe Weider (1919), Lawrence Stroll (1959), David Baszucki (1963), Guy Laliberté (1959), and Samuel Cunard (1787). After him are Andrea Jung (1959), Jade Raymond (1975), Chris Phillips (1978), and Ayah Bdeir (1982).

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