MILPITAS, CA, Oct. 18 -- Solectron Corp. has named Matti Virtanen senior vice president and president of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He joined the company Oct. 4.

Virtanen will coordinate efforts to expand the company's business and ensure customer satisfaction. He reports to Marty Neese, executive vice president of worldwide sales and account management.

Virtanen has experience at Nokia, Hewlett-Packard and Compaq, where his responsibilities included developing and executing international go-to-market strategies, building senior-level customer relationships, running services and hardware businesses and developing brand strategies.

He has a master's in computer science, business management and HVAC from the Helsinki University of Technology.

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