Arto Nummela steps down from the position of HMD Global’s CEO

HMD Global, the Finnish company that owns the rights to use Nokia’s brand on mobile phones and tablets, said Chief Executive Arto Nummela is leaving the company with immediate effect.

Florian Seiche, HMD Global’s president, has been appointed to the additional role of acting CEO, the company said.

An HMD spokesman said Nummela’s departure was a personal matter between him and the company’s board of directors, but declined to elaborate.

In a statement announcing the management changes, Sam Chin, HMD Global’s chairman of the Board, said: “On behalf of the whole Board, I thank Arto for his contribution and wish him well in his future endeavours.”