Nokia Announces Key Changes in Executive Leadership Team
Nokia has appointed Lorna Gibb as Chief People Officer and a member of the Executive Leadership Team, while Ricky Corker will depart from the company following a recent operational model change.

Nokia has appointed Lorna Gibb as Chief People Officer and a member of the Executive Leadership Team, while Ricky Corker will depart from the company following a recent operational model change.
Nokia has officially announced the appointment of Lorna Gibb as Chief People Officer and a member of the Executive Leadership Team, effective immediately. Additionally, Ricky Corker, who has served as Nokia's Chief Customer Experience Officer since 2021, will leave the company on June 28, 2024.
Lorna Gibb joined Nokia in 2020 and has been serving as the Interim Chief People Officer since March 2024. Prior to this role, she was Vice President of Labor and Employment, and a member of Nokia's People and Legal & Compliance Leadership Teams. Lorna brings over 20 years of experience in people leadership roles across various industries and geographies for large-scale global businesses. Before joining Nokia, she served as Global People Director at Skyscanner and People Partner/Director at EasyJet, where she led cross-border organizational and cultural transformations. Lorna will be based in Finland and will report directly to Pekka Lundmark, Nokia's President and CEO.
Commenting on Lorna's appointment, Pekka Lundmark said, "I am delighted to announce the appointment of Lorna as our Chief People Officer. As acting Chief People Officer, Lorna has already demonstrated a passion for the development of Nokia's culture, and she has a strong vision on how to develop our people function. Lorna is an experienced leader with a digital mindset and understands what is needed to attract and retain key talent to position us for future success."
Lorna Gibb expressed her thoughts on her new role, stating, "I am honored to lead our people function as Nokia continues its transformation journey as a B2B technology innovation leader. I believe that our people are what make us great at Nokia. To enable our talented employees around the world to keep doing what they do best, I’m looking forward to leading the evolution of our culture and people strategy, providing the tools and support to drive innovation."
In addition to Lorna's appointment, Ricky Corker, who has served as Nokia's Chief Customer Experience Officer since 2021, will step down and leave the company on June 28, 2024. Ricky's departure follows Nokia's decision to empower its business groups with increased operational autonomy and transition into a streamlined operating model, embedding the Customer Experience organization into the business groups from the start of 2024. This change aims to enable the business groups to better seize growth opportunities with existing and new customers and diversify faster into enterprise, webscale, and government sectors.
Reflecting on Ricky's departure, Pekka Lundmark commented, "Ricky has been a valued member of Nokia's leadership team and the Nokia community. He has been with Nokia for over 30 years and held several management positions within the company. I want to thank Ricky for all his contributions to Nokia, not least for helping to drive Nokia's transformation and building trust with our customers throughout the years. I wish him all the best with his future endeavors."
Ricky Corker shared his thoughts on leaving Nokia, saying, "Serving at Nokia has been a privilege. I am confident that I leave Nokia on a path to continued success, and I wish Nokia and all my colleagues the very best."