Primary Job Title CEO Primary Organization 
Magnolia Broadband
Gender Male
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Osmo Hautanen,
Chief Executive Officer, Magnolia Broadband, Inc.
Mr. Osmo Hautanen is a recognized leader in the technology, telecommunications and private equity community with strong experience in managing and organizing operations for major international companies, as well as start-ups. Prior to joining Magnolia, Mr. Hautanen served as the
CEO of Fenix LLC, the holding company for Union Pacific Corporation’s extensive portfolio of technology assets, as well as CEO of Denver-based Formus Communications, an international wireless communications company. He also was President of Americas for Philips Consumer Communications group, a joint venture between Philips Electronics and Lucent. Mr. Hautanen was an 18-year veteran of Nokia, where he started and built a new division for Personal Communications Services in 1994, which lead Nokia’s dominance in the North American handset market. He also served in multi-discipline roles within Nokia and was a member of their Management Board. Mr. Hautanen serves on the Board of Directors or Advisors for multiple public and private companies and charitable and civic organizations. He holds a BSEE from the Technical College of Varkaus in Finland, and a MBA in international business from Georgia State University. He is fluent in Finnish, German and English.
