Early life and education Matti Alahuhta attained his M.Sc. (Tech.) in 1976 and D.Sc. (Tech.) in 1990 at the
Helsinki University of Technology. His dissertation was titled "Global Growth Strategies for High Technology Challengers". Alahuhta has also attended executive education qualifications from
IMD Business School in Switzerland and received an Honorary Doctorate from
Tampere University of Technology.
Career Alahuhta joined
Nokia as a Research Engineer in 1975. From 1982 to 1984 he was a Sales Director at
Rank Xerox and he returned to Nokia as a Sales Director for the Transmissions Systems Business Unit at a time when Nokia started its global expansion in its telecommunications networks business. After different roles with increasing responsibilities, he was appointed as President of Nokia Telecommunications and as Member of the Executive Board in 1993. In 1998, he was appointed President of Nokia Mobile Phones and in 2004 he was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of the Nokia Group. Under Alahuhta's leadership from 2005 to 2014, KONE's global market share doubled and its market capitalization six folded. Matti Alahuhta has also been the Vice Chairman of Metso Outotec and a board member of ABB, the Chairman of Aalto University, The International Institute for Management Development IMD (Switzerland), The Confederation of Finnish Industries and The Technology Industries of Finland, Vice Chairman of the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation TEKES, and a board member of Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA.
Marriage and children Matti Alahuhta is married to his wife Leena and they have two children. ==Awards==