F-Secure’s former COO is returning to the Finnish security vendor to become CEO after working for 18 months at Nokia.
Kimmo Alkio left F-Secure to become vice president of consulting and integration within networks. Before that, he was F-Secure’s COO.
Alkio will replace F-Secure’s founder and current CEO Risto Siilasmaa on Nov. 6.
Siilasmaa will remain with F-Secure, becoming chairman of the board. He plans to either start a new company or work in one of the largest global corporations, he said in a statement.
F-Secure, founded in 1988, makes security software for desktop computers and mobile devices and provides security services for Internet service providers.
