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Wilska joins the board
Kari-Pekka (K-P) Wilska, a partner at Austin Ventures, has joined the Agere Systems Board of Directors.
Kari-Pekka (K-P) Wilska, a partner at Austin Ventures, has joined the Agere Systems Board of Directors Prior to joining Austin Ventures, where he focuses on wireless ecosystem investments, Wilska spent more than 30 years in engineering, marketing and management posts at Nokia Corporation
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Mar 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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He served as president of Vertu, a Nokia subsidiary that is a provider of luxury mobile phones, and in executive roles with Nokia Mobile Phones, Nokia Cellular Systems and Nokia Telecommunications.
He retired from Nokia earlier this year as President of Nokia in the USA.
"I'm very pleased to welcome K-P to Agere's board", said Richard Clemmer, President and CEO of Agere.
"K-P has been a driving force in the wireless industry and is widely recognised as an industry pioneer".
"His guidance will be invaluable as we look to leverage Agere's core strengths in wireless to position the company for future growth".
Wilska was the recipient of the Order of the Lion of Finland in 1993 and the Electronics Engineering Association of Finland's Annual Award in 1995, the CTIA's President Award in 1999, the Wireless Foundation's Industry Achievement Award in 2002 and the Engineering Association of Finland recognised him as the Engineer of the Year in 2003.
Wilska holds a bachelor's degree in radiotechnology from the Technical College of Helsinki.
He currently serves on the board of directors of Brightpoint.
Other members of the Agere board include Clemmer; Richard Hill, Chairman and CEO of Novellus Systems; Arun Netravali, Managing Partner of OmniCapital Group; Thomas P Salice, Managing Member of SFW Capital Partners; and Rae F Sedel, Managing Director of Russell Reynolds Associates.
HA Wagner, former President and CEO of Air Products and Chemicals, is Chairman of the board.
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