
50. Mikko Lavanti
Designation: Senior Vice President, Mobile Networks—Middle East & Africa; Managing Director and CEO—Regional Headquarters, Saudi Arabia
Company: Nokia
Nationality: Finnish
Global Headquarters: Finland
Sector: Telecommunications
Lavanti first joined Nokia in 1997, before rejoining in 2017 and assuming his current role in January 2024. In December 2024, Nokia deployed the first commercial 5G Standalone Cloud RAN solution in the Middle East and Africa in partnership with du. Lavanti previously worked at ADVA and Coriant.