Maria Rosaria Varsellona

Currently, Maria Rosaria Varsellona is Director at Comptel Oyj since 2017, Director at the Association of Corporate Counsel since 2018, Independent Director at Sandoz Group AG since 2023, Director at Sandoz AG since 2023, and Chief Legal Officer at Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc starting in 2026.
Former roles include Vice Chairman at Nokia Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd. from 2016 to 2018, Non-Independent Non-Executive Director at ABB India Ltd. from 2021 to 2022, Director at Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd. from 2016 to 2018, Director at Alcatel Lucent SAS from 2016 to 2017, Independent Director at Nordea Bank Abp from 2016 to 2020, Chief Legal Officer & President-Nokia Technologies at Nokia Oyj from 2018 to 2019, Group General Counsel at ABB Ltd., Principal at Greco Law Firm LLP in 1998, General Counsel at Nokia Siemens Networks Oy from 2013 to 2014, Senior Counsel at Hertz Europe Ltd. from 2005 to 2006, General Counsel at Tetra Pak Manufacturing Pty Ltd. from 2011 to 2013, Group General Counsel at Sidel SpA from 2009 to 2010, Senior Counsel-Commercial Operations at Baker Hughes Services Australia Pty Ltd. from 2005 to 2009, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer at Unilever Plc from 2022 to 2026, General Counsel & Member-Executive Board at Nokia Solutions & Networks Australia Pty Ltd., President at Nokia Technologies (UK) Ltd. from 2018 to 2019, and Chief Legal Officer & Executive Vice President at Nokia Solutions & Networks Oy.
Education includes a graduate degree from the University of Palermo conferred in 1994.