We made mistakes, admits former Nokia boss

Ex-Nokia CEO Jorma Ollila says the former No 1 mobile phone company made several mistakes at its peak, including failure to predict changing customers’ needs.

We made mistakes, admits former Nokia boss

Ex-Nokia CEO Jorma Ollila says the former No 1 mobile phone company made several mistakes at its peak, including failure to predict changing customers’ needs.

In his autobiography, which translates from the Finnish as 'An Impossible Success', Mr Ollila concedes that after 2001 the Finnish company was unable to sustain its role as the main innovator in the wireless industry.

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