Nokia announced the appointment of Sanjay Goel as president of Global Services in place of Igor Leprince, who will be stepping down.

Sanjay Goel will report to Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri and will be part of Nokia leadership team from April.

Igor Leprince, who previously held the Global Services position, will leave Nokia to pursue opportunities outside the company.

Sanjay Goel, who worked for Nokia for the past 10 years, was most recently head of Global Services Sales. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with a specialization in Electronics and Communications from the Manipal Institute of Technology in India.

Nokia’s Group Leadership Team will consist of: Rajeev Suri, Basil Alwan, Hans-Juergen Bill, Kathrin Buvac, Ashish Chowdhary, Joerg Erlemeier, Barry French, Sanjay Goel, Bhaskar Gorti, Federico Guillen, Gregory Lee, Kristian Pullola, Marc Rouanne, Maria Varsellona and Marcus Weldon.