Huawei Taps Former Nortel Exec to European Job

Huawei has appointed a former Nortel executive, Tim Watkins as Vice President of Huawei Western Europe. Tim will be responsible for sales and marketing in the Western European region, providing strategic guidance for further collaboration with leading European operators.

Prior to joining Huawei, Tim was the North EMEA president at Nortel Networks, responsible for carrier and enterprise business in UK, Eire and Benelux/Scandinavia and the Middle East. Before that, Tim spent 16 years in different roles at Nortel, including leading its wireless business in Europe and taking responsibility for several of its global wireless accounts.

Richard Yu, president of Huawei Europe said: "I'm very pleased to welcome Tim on board. Tim's substantial experience will help us gain a deeper grasp of our customer's requirements and will further strengthen our long-term development in Europe, especially in the wireless field. "

Posted to the site on 13th July 2009