Kuula notified the committee that he would not be able to serve on TeliaSonera’s board after the 2013 AGM because of a serious health condition, leading to Kosonen receiving a nomination in his stead.
Kosonen has been president of Finnish investment fund Sitra since 2008. He previously worked for Nokia between 1984-2007, where his final role was SVP for strategy and business infrastructure.
The nomination would see the former Itella Corporation board member as a non-executive appointment.
In addition to Mikko Kosonen, the nomination committee has put forward Marie Ehrling, Mats Jansson, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Nina Linander, Martin Lorentzon, Per-Arne Sandström and Kersti Strandqvist.
The board reshuffle follows TeliaSonera president and CEO Lars Nyberg stepping down over corruption allegations as the company stepped into the Uzbek market in February.
