People - 1/2/06

FT named Gervais Pelissier as its new CFO, replacing Michel Combes who will leave FT. Louis-Pierre Wenes has been appointed head of French operations, and in charge of the Group transformation.

3Com appoints R. Scott Murray president and CEO.

Nokia could lay off about 100 people in its Enterprise Solutions Group and redeploy some 200 others in its Networks Business Group.