Symbian Foundation leadership bolstered with two new hires

Symbian Foundation announced that their leadership team is now stronger for two new members, Larry Berkin and Dietmar Tallroth, which joined the Foundation as Head of Alliance Management and General Counsel, respectively.

Both Larry and and Dietmer are seasoned executives: Mr. Berkin was former vice president of Mobile Ecosystem & Corporate Business Development at ACCESS, while Mr. Tallroth was former Director of Legal for Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s Open Source and Java.

Larry will now serve as head of Symbian’s US office and will be charged with expanding its partnership alliances and developer ecosystem. Dietmar, on the other hand, will serve as Symbian’s general counsel and will be based in Finland.

Commenting on the new hires, Symbian Foundation’s Executive Director, Lee Williams, said: “Symbian is strengthening its executive team with talented individuals, including Larry and Dietmar, both very experienced, passionate and already well-entrenched in the open source movement. Their contributions will enable the foundation to continue its efforts towards growing a thriving ecosystem, comprising a strong network of developers, partners, manufacturers and operators, around the Symbian platform.”