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Mr. 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 being named as the CEO, Osmo was nominated as a board member in Magnolia where he provided strategic guidance to the company. Mr. Hautanen will use his extensive management experience and execution know-how to take Magnolia to the next level of commercialization.Prior to joining Magnolia, Osmo 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. As an 18-year veteran of Nokia, Osmo 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 holds a BSEE from the Technical College of Varkaus in Finland, as well as a MBA in international business from Georgia State University. He is fluent in Finnish, German and English. | 