[6-K] NOKIA CORP Current Report (Foreign Issuer)
Nokia is reorganizing its leadership by creating a Technology and AI Organization (TAO) and a Corporate Development Organization (CDO) to strengthen technology innovation and business development. The company announced two external hires who will join its Group Leadership Team on 1 October 2025: Pallavi Mahajan as Chief Technology and AI Officer and Konstanty Owczarek as Chief Corporate Development Officer.
The report also states that Nishant Batra will step down as Chief Strategy and Technology Officer and leave the Group Leadership Team effective 30 September 2025. Contact details for Nokia Communications and investor relations are provided, and the notice is signed by Johanna Mandelin, Vice President, Corporate Legal.
Nokia sta riorganizzando la sua leadership creando una Technology and AI Organization (TAO) e una Corporate Development Organization (CDO) per rafforzare l’innovazione tecnologica e lo sviluppo del business. L’azienda ha annunciato due assunzioni esterne che entreranno a far parte del Group Leadership Team il 1 ottobre 2025: Pallavi Mahajan nel ruolo di Chief Technology and AI Officer e Konstanty Owczarek nel ruolo di Chief Corporate Development Officer.
Il rapporto segnala anche che Nishant Batra lascerà la carica di Chief Strategy and Technology Officer e uscirà dal Group Leadership Team a decorrere dal 30 settembre 2025. Sono forniti i dettagli di contatto per Nokia Communications e investor relations, e l’avviso è firmato da Johanna Mandelin, Vice President, Corporate Legal.
Nokia está reorganizando su liderazgo creando una Technology and AI Organization (TAO) y una Corporate Development Organization (CDO) para fortalecer la innovación tecnológica y el desarrollo del negocio. La empresa anunció dos contrataciones externas que se incorporarán al Group Leadership Team el 1 de octubre de 2025: Pallavi Mahajan como Chief Technology and AI Officer y Konstanty Owczarek como Chief Corporate Development Officer.
El informe también señala que Nishant Batra dejará su cargo de Chief Strategy and Technology Officer y abandonará el Group Leadership Team con vigencia al 30 de septiembre de 2025. Se proporcionan los datos de contacto para Nokia Communications y investor relations, y el anuncio está firmado por Johanna Mandelin, Vice President, Corporate Legal.
Nokia는 기술 혁신과 비즈니스 개발을 강화하기 위해 Technology and AI Organization (TAO)와 Corporate Development Organization (CDO)를 신설하여 리더십을 재편합니다. 회사는 2025년 10월 1일 그룹 리더십 팀에 합류할 두 명의 외부 채용을 발표했습니다: Pallavi Mahajan을 Chief Technology and AI Officer로, Konstanty Owczarek을 Chief Corporate Development Officer로 임명합니다.
또한 보고서는 Nishant Batra가 Chief Strategy and Technology Officer 직에서 물러나 2025년 9월 30일부로 그룹 리더십 팀을 떠난다고 명시합니다. Nokia 커뮤니케이션 및 투자자 관계 연락처가 제공되며, 공지사항은 Corporate Legal 부사장 Johanna Mandelin의 서명으로 마무리됩니다.
Nokia réorganise sa direction en créant une Technology and AI Organization (TAO) et une Corporate Development Organization (CDO) pour renforcer l’innovation technologique et le développement commercial. L’entreprise a annoncé deux recrutements externes qui rejoindront le Group Leadership Team le 1er octobre 2025 : Pallavi Mahajan en tant que Chief Technology and AI Officer et Konstanty Owczarek en tant que Chief Corporate Development Officer.
Le rapport indique également que Nishant Batra quittera ses fonctions de Chief Strategy and Technology Officer et quittera le Group Leadership Team à compter du 30 septembre 2025. Les coordonnées de Nokia Communications et des relations investisseurs sont fournies, et l’avis est signé par Johanna Mandelin, Vice-présidente Corporate Legal.
Nokia reorganisiert seine Führung, indem es eine Technology and AI Organization (TAO) und eine Corporate Development Organization (CDO) einführt, um technologische Innovation und Geschäftsentwicklung zu stärken. Das Unternehmen gab zwei externe Neueinstellungen bekannt, die ab dem 1. Oktober 2025 dem Group Leadership Team beitreten werden: Pallavi Mahajan als Chief Technology and AI Officer und Konstanty Owczarek als Chief Corporate Development Officer.
Der Bericht besagt zudem, dass Nishant Batra sein Amt als Chief Strategy and Technology Officer niederlegen und das Group Leadership Team mit Wirkung zum 30. September 2025 verlassen wird. Kontaktdaten für Nokia Communications und Investor Relations werden bereitgestellt, und die Mitteilung ist von Johanna Mandelin, Vice President Corporate Legal, unterzeichnet.
Nokia يعيد تنظيم قيادته من خلال إنشاء كيانين: Technology and AI Organization (TAO) وCorporate Development Organization (CDO) لتعزيز الابتكار التكنولوجي وتطوير الأعمال. أعلنت الشركة عن تعيينين خارجيين سينضمان إلى فريق القيادة الجماعي في 1 أكتوبر 2025: Pallavi Mahajan كمسؤول تقني ورئيس الذكاء الاصطناعي وKonstanty Owczarek كمسؤول تنمية مؤسسية.
وأشار التقرير أيضاً إلى أن Nishant Batra سيتنحى عن منصب Chief Strategy and Technology Officer وسيغادر فريق القيادة الجماعي اعتباراً من 30 سبتمبر 2025. تُقدم تفاصيل الاتصال بـ Nokia Communications وInvestor Relations، ويوقّع الإشعار من Johanna Mandelin، نائب رئيس الشؤون القانونية المؤسسية.
Nokia 通过设立 Technology and AI Organization (TAO) 和 Corporate Development Organization (CDO) 来加强技术创新与业务发展，从而重组其领导层。公司宣布两名外部新任命将于 2025 年 10 月 1 日加入集团领导团队：Pallavi Mahajan 任 Chief Technology and AI Officer，Konstanty Owczarek 任 Chief Corporate Development Officer。
报道还指出，Nishant Batra 将辞去 Chief Strategy and Technology Officer 一职，并自 2025 年 9 月 30 日起离开集团领导团队。提供了 Nokia Communications 与投资者关系的联系信息，公告由 Corporate Legal 副总裁 Johanna Mandelin 签名。
- Creation of TAO and CDO to focus resources on technology innovation and business development
- Appointments of Pallavi Mahajan and Konstanty Owczarek as experienced external hires joining the Group Leadership Team on 1 October 2025
- Planned transition timing allows the outgoing officer to step down effective 30 September 2025, creating a clear handover window
- Departure of Nishant Batra from his Chief Strategy and Technology Officer role may cause short-term disruption during leadership change
- No financial or operational details provided about budgets, mandates, or expected timelines for the new organizations
Insights
TL;DR: Leadership restructuring centralizes tech and deal functions, with two external hires joining the Group Leadership Team.
The creation of dedicated Technology and AI and Corporate Development organizations signals a strategic prioritization of innovation and structured dealmaking. Appointing external executives directly to the Group Leadership Team suggests Nokia wants fast integration of these functions at the top level. The planned exit of the incumbent Chief Strategy and Technology Officer is clearly timed to allow handover before the new leaders assume their roles.
TL;DR: New CDO role implies a sharper focus on transactions and partnerships; impact depends on execution and mandate clarity.
Establishing a Corporate Development Organization typically aims to centralize M&A, investments, and partnerships, which can accelerate strategic transactions if given clear authority and resources. The new Chief Technology and AI Officer role combined with a TAO may speed product and AI initiatives, but material investor impact will depend on subsequent announcements of programs, investments, or deals.
Nokia sta riorganizzando la sua leadership creando una Technology and AI Organization (TAO) e una Corporate Development Organization (CDO) per rafforzare l’innovazione tecnologica e lo sviluppo del business. L’azienda ha annunciato due assunzioni esterne che entreranno a far parte del Group Leadership Team il 1 ottobre 2025: Pallavi Mahajan nel ruolo di Chief Technology and AI Officer e Konstanty Owczarek nel ruolo di Chief Corporate Development Officer.
Il rapporto segnala anche che Nishant Batra lascerà la carica di Chief Strategy and Technology Officer e uscirà dal Group Leadership Team a decorrere dal 30 settembre 2025. Sono forniti i dettagli di contatto per Nokia Communications e investor relations, e l’avviso è firmato da Johanna Mandelin, Vice President, Corporate Legal.
Nokia está reorganizando su liderazgo creando una Technology and AI Organization (TAO) y una Corporate Development Organization (CDO) para fortalecer la innovación tecnológica y el desarrollo del negocio. La empresa anunció dos contrataciones externas que se incorporarán al Group Leadership Team el 1 de octubre de 2025: Pallavi Mahajan como Chief Technology and AI Officer y Konstanty Owczarek como Chief Corporate Development Officer.
El informe también señala que Nishant Batra dejará su cargo de Chief Strategy and Technology Officer y abandonará el Group Leadership Team con vigencia al 30 de septiembre de 2025. Se proporcionan los datos de contacto para Nokia Communications y investor relations, y el anuncio está firmado por Johanna Mandelin, Vice President, Corporate Legal.
Nokia는 기술 혁신과 비즈니스 개발을 강화하기 위해 Technology and AI Organization (TAO)와 Corporate Development Organization (CDO)를 신설하여 리더십을 재편합니다. 회사는 2025년 10월 1일 그룹 리더십 팀에 합류할 두 명의 외부 채용을 발표했습니다: Pallavi Mahajan을 Chief Technology and AI Officer로, Konstanty Owczarek을 Chief Corporate Development Officer로 임명합니다.
또한 보고서는 Nishant Batra가 Chief Strategy and Technology Officer 직에서 물러나 2025년 9월 30일부로 그룹 리더십 팀을 떠난다고 명시합니다. Nokia 커뮤니케이션 및 투자자 관계 연락처가 제공되며, 공지사항은 Corporate Legal 부사장 Johanna Mandelin의 서명으로 마무리됩니다.
Nokia réorganise sa direction en créant une Technology and AI Organization (TAO) et une Corporate Development Organization (CDO) pour renforcer l’innovation technologique et le développement commercial. L’entreprise a annoncé deux recrutements externes qui rejoindront le Group Leadership Team le 1er octobre 2025 : Pallavi Mahajan en tant que Chief Technology and AI Officer et Konstanty Owczarek en tant que Chief Corporate Development Officer.
Le rapport indique également que Nishant Batra quittera ses fonctions de Chief Strategy and Technology Officer et quittera le Group Leadership Team à compter du 30 septembre 2025. Les coordonnées de Nokia Communications et des relations investisseurs sont fournies, et l’avis est signé par Johanna Mandelin, Vice-présidente Corporate Legal.
Nokia reorganisiert seine Führung, indem es eine Technology and AI Organization (TAO) und eine Corporate Development Organization (CDO) einführt, um technologische Innovation und Geschäftsentwicklung zu stärken. Das Unternehmen gab zwei externe Neueinstellungen bekannt, die ab dem 1. Oktober 2025 dem Group Leadership Team beitreten werden: Pallavi Mahajan als Chief Technology and AI Officer und Konstanty Owczarek als Chief Corporate Development Officer.
Der Bericht besagt zudem, dass Nishant Batra sein Amt als Chief Strategy and Technology Officer niederlegen und das Group Leadership Team mit Wirkung zum 30. September 2025 verlassen wird. Kontaktdaten für Nokia Communications und Investor Relations werden bereitgestellt, und die Mitteilung ist von Johanna Mandelin, Vice President Corporate Legal, unterzeichnet.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Report on Form 6-K dated September 17, 2025
(Commission File No. 1-13202)
Nokia Corporation
Karakaari 7
FI-02610 Espoo
Finland
(Translation of the registrant’s name into English and address of registrant’s principal executive office)
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: | ||
| Form 20-F: x | Form 40-F: ¨ | |
Enclosures:
| · | Nokia announces changes to its leadership team and the creation of Technology and AI and Corporate Development Organizations |
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Nokia Corporation
Stock Exchange Release
17 September 2025 at 13:00 EEST
Nokia announces changes to its leadership team and the creation of Technology and AI and Corporate Development Organizations
| · | Nokia announces the creation of two new teams, a Technology and AI Organization (TAO) and a Corporate Development Organization (CDO) to strengthen the company’s capabilities in technology innovation, bring better support to business development and create more focused organizations. |
| · | Pallavi Mahajan to join Nokia as Chief Technology and AI Officer and Konstanty Owczarek to join Nokia as Chief Corporate Development Officer. Both Mahajan and Owczarek will join Nokia’s Group Leadership Team on 1 October 2025. |
| · | Nishant Batra has decided to step down as Chief Strategy and Technology Officer and from the Group Leadership Team effective 30 September 2025. |
Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced leadership changes and the creation of two new organizations – a Technology and AI Organization and a Corporate Development Organization. The changes are made to strengthen the company’s capabilities in technology innovation, bring better support to business development, and create more focused organizations. The two new organizations will be effective 1 October 2025.
“To succeed in the AI supercycle, we need to focus on where we can drive differentiation through our core technologies, strengthen our capabilities in security and AI, and maximize the value of partnerships in our ecosystem. Having a dedicated Technology and AI organization will be an important asset for us and our customers. The new Corporate Development organization will accelerate our strategy evolution and execution, and support our businesses,” said Nokia’s President and CEO Justin Hotard.
The Technology and AI Organization will integrate Nokia Bell Labs, Technology and AI Leadership, and Group Security. This organization will be led by Pallavi Mahajan, previously Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Data Center and Artificial Intelligence Software at Intel. She has significant experience from networks, software and AI. Mahajan has held several executive roles, including leading Intel’s innovation at the intersection of networking, mobility, cloud, edge and AI. At HPE, she pioneered supercomputing programs and led the company’s hybrid cloud strategy. Earlier in her career at Juniper Networks, she spearheaded the development towards self-driving networks.
Corporate Development Organization will integrate Corporate Development, Strategic Partnerships, Mergers and Acquisitions, incubation activities and NGP Capital. This organization will be led by Konstanty Owczarek, who has broad experience in corporate development, investment banking, investing and strategy. He has held executive positions at HPE’s High Performance Compute, AI & Labs business, where he led strategy and business development, including the strategic pivot to Generative AI, as well as product life cycle management and other operating management. Before HPE he was Head of Strategy and Innovation for AIG’s Life and Retirement business.
www.nokia.com
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“I am delighted to welcome Pallavi to Nokia. She is recognized for her rare combination of deep technical expertise, commercial acumen, and proven ability to scale multi-billion-dollar product portfolios at the intersection of AI, mobile, and edge computing. I am also excited to welcome Konstanty to Nokia. He brings with him a unique combination of expertise spanning strategy, corporate development and finance across a variety of industries,” Hotard continued.
Nishant Batra has decided to step down as Chief Strategy and Technology Officer and from the Group Leadership Team on 30 September 2025.
“I would like to thank Nishant for his contribution to Nokia over the past five years. He led a transformation of Nokia Bell Labs, helped to position Nokia at the forefront of 6G, accelerated our digital and security transformation, and led the execution of our innovation strategy,” Hotard added.
Additional background information on all current members of the Group Leadership Team can be found at: www.nokia.com/en_int/investors/corporate-governance/group-leadership-team.
Pallavi Mahajan, CV
Born: 1977
Nationality: Indian Citizen
Education:
Advanced Leadership Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Master of Science, Software Systems, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Bachelors of Technology, Computer Science, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra
Experience:
2024–2025 Corporate Vice President & GM, Data Center and AI Group, Intel
2022–2024 Corporate Vice President & GM, Network and Edge Group, Intel
2021–2022 Vice President, Solutions Engineering & Customer Experience, High Performance Compute, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
2020–2021 Vice President, Head of Software Engineering for Compute, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
2016–2019 Vice President Engineering, Juniper Networks
2003–2016 Several senior positions, Juniper Networks
2001–2003 Technical Lead, BayPackets
1998–2001 Research Engineer, Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)
www.nokia.com
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Additional positions:
2010–2015 Member of Advisory Board, MotifWorks
Konstanty Owczarek, CV
Born: 1979
Nationality: US and Polish Citizen
Education:
Master of Finance and Banking, University of Lodz; Copenhagen Business School
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Emory University
Experience:
2024–2025 Managing Partner and Founder, KJO Advisors LLC
2022–2024 Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Operating Officer, HPC, AI and Labs, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
2020–2022 Global Head of Strategy and Innovation, President of New Markets, AIG Life, American International Group, Inc.
2018–2020 Head of M&A and Strategy, AIG Life & Retirement, American International Group, Inc.
2015–2017 Managing Director, AIG Corporate Development, American International Group, Inc.
2009–2015 Co-Founder, Strategic Risk Capital Advisors, LLC
2004–2009 Associate and Vice President, Integrated Finance Ltd. (IFL) / Marakon Associates
2003–2004 Analyst, Technology, Media and Telecom Group, Bear Stearns & Co.
About Nokia
At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together.
As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs, which is celebrating 100 years of innovation.
With truly open architectures that seamlessly integrate into any ecosystem, our high-performance networks create new opportunities for monetization and scale. Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future.
www.nokia.com
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Media inquiries
Nokia Communications
Maria Vaismaa, Global Head of External Communications
Phone: +358 10 448 4900
Email: press.services@nokia.com
Nokia Investor Relations
Phone: +358 931 580 507
Email: investor.relations@nokia.com
www.nokia.com
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant, Nokia Corporation, has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: September 17, 2025 | Nokia Corporation | |
| By: | /s/ Johanna Mandelin | |
| Name: | Johanna Mandelin | |
| Title: | Vice President, Corporate Legal | |
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