Nokia CEO: Companies are using AI. Now they have to change how work gets done

Justin Hotard was appointed as Nokia’s President and CEO on April 1, 2025. Prior to Nokia, he was at Intel as Executive Vice President and General Manager, Data Center & AI Group. Between 2015 and 2024, Justin worked for Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). His last role was Executive Vice President and General Manager, HighPerformance Computing, AI & Labs. In this role, he delivered the world’s first exascale supercomputer for the US Department of Energy, and he positioned the company to be at the forefront of AI, quantum computing and sustainability research. Previously, Justin held several leadership positions at NCR Corporation and Symbol Technologies. He started his career at Motorola, where he was an engineer deploying mobile networks for US carriers.