Board of Directors

K. P. Wilska
Board Member
Austin Ventures Partner

Mr. Wilska’s industry experience includes more than 30 years with Nokia. K-P was a driving force in Nokia’s rise to its position as the largest wireless supplier in the world. He joined Nokia in 1973 and held numerous management and marketing positions, served in executive posts with Vertu Ltd, Nokia Mobile Phones, Nokia Cellular Systems, Nokia Telecommunications, Kinex Corporation, and Mobira Oy. Mr. Wilska retired from Nokia in 2005 as President of Nokia, Incorporated.
Mr. Wilska currently serves on the Board of Directors for Brightpoint (NASDAQ: CELL), Agere (NYSE: AGR), the Advisory Board for Bitfone, and is Chairman of the Advisory Board for Sipera Systems. He also served as a Board of Director for Spectra Site, Incorporated (NYSE: AMT) and Zarlink (NYSE: ZL). Additionally, K-P serves on the Boards of Dallas Symphony and Dallas Opera.

A recipient of the Order of Lion of Finland, Mr. Wilska holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Radio and Television Technology from the Helsinki Institute of Technology. He was a recipient of the Electronics Engineering Association of Finland’s bi-annual EIS Award in 1995, received the CTIA’s President Award in 1999, and was recognized by Wireless Foundation with Industry Achievement Award 2002 and Engineering Association of Finland appointed him as the Engineer of the Year 2003.