So Long, Peter Kelly?

By Mark Evans | Published: April 8, 2008

Apparently, Nortel and Peter Kelly, who heads up the enterprise division for EMEA, have parted ways. Can anyone confirm?

Update: Kelly’s departure has been confirmed.

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  • Not even as good as Analysis

    I don't know before that your blog is also a rumor mill; I thought you only do facts and analysis.

  • Not even as good as Analysis

    Sorry I mean “not even as good as ANAL-yst.

  • Nortel watcher

    Not even,

    This blog reads at the top ” All the news about Nortel Networks” I would certainly qualify the latent comments about a top manager's exit as pertinent to the interests of those that blog here.

    Mark, thanks for the heads up. Asia and the Middle East is already open for business and soon Europe will be as well. I hope some comments are entered in the next few hours about this possible rupture.

  • Yo

    Confirmed

  • Nortelhand

    So what happened for Nortel to loose or fire a guy like this? Did he speak his mind? We know that is a sure fire way to get the ax. Anyone with any insite, please let us know.

    Peter Kelly is President of Enterprise Networks at Nortel in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He is responsible for the leadership, direction and strategy across one of the company's largest and most important market areas.

    Peter has over 20 years experience of sales, marketing, product management and business operations in the global telecommunications market place, with significant product knowledge and market experience gained both in EMEA and America.

  • many

    Sounds like JJ is still clearing the decks.

    In a related note; received a “personal invitation” from JJ :) last week to INNUA's “Global Connect 2008″ at the Gaylord in Dallas. (with VIP upgrade!). Although the invite states that “attendees traveling from EMEA, APAC and CALA will get the maximum value”. there is no mention of Pete Kelly or any other global enterprise leadership.

    JJ is doing the keynote, Lauren Flaherty is hosting the general session and ol' Roger Staubach is closing. I was hoping Phil Edholm would be speaking, but no mention of him either.

    It occured to me that if they are really trying to attact an international attendance, Beckham, or Cristiano Ronaldo or the like would be more appealing as a closer. But then, why hold it in Dallas in June in the first place, maybe its the cheap dollar?

  • mickey

    Alf DeCardenis is also gone

  • Another Nortel Watcher

    The relationships that Peter Kelly takes with him will take some time to replace.

  • nortel watcher

    I would expect the stock to rise on teh news. A slipperier fish I have never had the displeasure to have known.

  • ex-nt

    Peter was your basic political Nortel good-ol-boy. A member of the EMEA Limey mafia that looks after themselves. Never saw him accomplish anything.

  • http://www.yahoo.co.uk JG

    Peter oversaw continued growth throughout his time at Nortel and his last year's figures for the EMEA enterprise business blew the targets. He was not afraid to tell Zafirovski what he thought – he will be missed

  • Inquisitive

    So, who's going to be replacing him? Is there a big shake-up under way?

  • henry

    which div in nortel do you start with in promoting established powerline solutions

    henry

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