Permira retains ex-Nokia Ho as Senior Advisor
Permira has announced the appointment of David Ho, former President of Nokia in China, as a Senior Adviser with the firm, charged with aiding the firm in identifying investment opportunities in Greater China.
Ho will be based in Beijing, though Permira itself will not be opening an office there for the present. Ho stepped down from leadership of Nokia in China in 2008, and has since been Chairman of Kiina Group,...
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