Finnish mobile startup Jolla, which is building a new OS based on the MeeGo platform with a strong focus on China, has named a new CEO as it moves towards its first product launch ahead of the unveiling of its Sailfish OS next month. Former CEO Jussi Hurmola will now focus on “Sailfish strategy” (and moves onto the Jolla Board), while Jolla’s former COO, Marc Dillon, will take over as CEO. Dillon’s background includes working in a variety of senior engineering roles at Nokia across Symbian, S40 and MeeGo.
The news was announced in a tweet on Jolla’s Twitter account (h/t to tonistechblog for spotting)
Jolla watch changes as we focus on product delivery. @marcdillondotfi is new CEO, @jussihurmola focuses to Sailfish strategy. Onwards sails!
— Jolla (@JollaMobile) October 15, 2012
At the time of writing, Jolla had not responded to a request for further comment on the exec reshuffle but the company’s tweet points to a new focus on product delivery as it draws closer to the big reveal of Sailfish — due to take place at the Slush startup conference in Helsinki, Finland, on November 21-22.
