Mr. Hautanen is a recognized leader in the technology, telecommunications
and private equity community with strong experience in managing and
organizing operations for major international companies, as well as
start-ups. Prior to being named as the CEO, Osmo was nominated as a board
member in Magnolia where he provided strategic guidance to the company. Mr.
Hautanen will use his extensive management experience and execution know-how
to take Magnolia to the next level of commercialization.
Prior to joining Magnolia, Osmo served as the CEO of Fenix LLC, the holding
company for Union Pacific Corporation's extensive portfolio of technology
assets, as well as CEO of Denver-based Formus Communications, an
international wireless communications company. He also was President of
Americas for Philips Consumer Communications group, a joint venture between
Philips Electronics and Lucent.
As an 18-year veteran of Nokia, Osmo built a new division for Personal
Communications Services in 1994, which lead Nokia's dominance in the North
American handset market. He also served in multi-discipline roles within
Nokia and was a member of their Management Board.
Mr. Hautanen holds a BSEE from the Technical College of Varkaus in Finland,
as well as a MBA in international business from Georgia State University. He
is fluent in Finnish, German and English.