Nokia announced today that it plans to shed 10,000 positions globally by the end of 2013, as a result of its plans to "rescale the company." Reductions in its Devices & Services division, along with the planned closure of facilities in Germany and Canada, will contribute to job losses. Nokia says it also plans to streamline its IT, corporate, and support functions, alongside a consolidation of manufacturing operations resulting in the closure of its manufacturing facility in Salo, Finland.

Alongside its restructuring efforts, the company also announced a number of changes to its senior leadership team. Nokia has appointed Juha Putkiranta as executive vice president of Operations; Timo Toikkanen as executive vice president of Mobile Phones; Chris Weber as executive vice president of Sales and Marketing; Tuula Rytila as senior vice president of Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer; and Susan Sheehan as senior vice president of Communications. Weber, Putkiranta, and Toikkanen will join the Nokia Leadership Team on July 1st, 2012. Jerri DeVard, Mary McDowell, and Niklas Savander will all step down from the Leadership Team effective June 30th, 2012. All three will continue in advisory roles while they transition their roles.