Nokia has announced that Markus Borchert will become its head of Europe as part of the planned combination of Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent, if the merger of the two companies goes ahead.
Borchert would oversee the combined company’s customer operations across Europe, driving the execution of strategy and ensuring superior customer service, underpinned by a strong focus on innovation and quality. He is currently senior vice president of Market Europe at Nokia Networks. He served as president for the Greater China Region from 2012 to 2015 and before that was head of Customer Operations of the Greater China Region.
Borchert would report to Ashish Chowdhary, Nokia Networks’ chief customer operations officer, who said: “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Markus Borchert as designated head of Europe. He brings valuable regional experience and expertise, and would be a great asset to the management team. I look forward to working with him as we continue to innovate on behalf of our customers, delivering leading products and services and positioning Nokia as the foundation of seamless connectivity for people and things, wherever they are.”
