| Simon Beresford-Wylie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 May 1958 United Kingdom |
| Occupation | CEO of Elster Group |
| Children | Two |
Simon Beresford-Wylie (born 18 May 1958 in the United Kingdom) is the CEO of Elster Group and the former President and CEO of Nokia Siemens Networks. He was a member of the Group Executive Board of Nokia Corporation from 1 February 2005 until 31 October 2009. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Vitec Group since 1 March 2006.
Beresford-Wylie is a dual UK-Australian citizen, is married and has two children, Edward and Guy. He enjoys traveling, philately and collecting art and antiques in his spare time.[1][2]
Simon Beresford-Wylie worked for Australian government agencies responsible for taxation and for industry policy from 1982 until 1989, before entering the private sector.
Since 1989, Beresford-Wylie held various management positions within Australia’s Telstra Corporation’s Corporate and Government Business Unit.[3] In 1995, he became the Chief Executive Officer of an Indian mobile operator Modi Telstra (a joint venture between Telstra Corporation and ModiCorp of India).
Beresford-Wylie joined Nokia in 1998.[1][2] He held several positions in Nokia in Asia and Europe before becoming the head Nokia’s infrastructure business group in February 2005. He was the Executive Vice President and General Manager for Nokia Networks, before becoming Chief Executive Officer of Nokia Siemens Networks in 2007.
Simon Beresford-Wylie left his position as CEO of Nokia Siemens Networks on 30 September 2009. He was replaced by Rajeev Suri.
On 4 November 2009, Beresford-Wylie became the CEO of Elster Group, technology and innovation driven provider of smart metering and smart grid systems and solutions to the gas, electricity and water industries.
Simon holds degrees in economic geography and history from the Australian National University. He is a graduate of the Executive Development Program of Stanford University / National University of Singapore.[1][2]