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Nick Imudia - MD Nokia West & Central Africa
Nokia has appointed Nick Imudia as managing director for its West and Central Africa operations. Covering a territory that includes Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Liberia, Chad, Niger, Benin and Togo, Imudia will be based in the Nokia office in Lagos.
Nick Imudia joined Nokia in 1998 and has held several senior positions within the organisation over the past 15 years, including senior manager for retail IT products and systems, based out of Singapore; director of consumer and marketing solutions and head of sales and marketing solutions.
Prior to his move to West Africa, Imudia was based in Finland as director for the sales and marketing capability unit, a role in which he held global responsibility for all of the processes, tools and systems for the Nokia sales and marketing function.
Born in Nigeria, Imudia left for overseas studies on scholarship immediately after his high school education. He has since lived and studied in the USA, Scandinavia and Singapore, completing several degrees including an MBA from Haaga-Helia University, Finland; Master of Engineering in Oil and Gas Technology from Ålborg University, Denmark; and Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Management from Mikkeli Institute of Technology, Finland. He has now returned to Nigeria and is based in Lagos.