Cormac Whelan

Katina Hristova had the honour of interviewing Cormac Whelan, who became the CEO of Nokia UK and Ireland in 2016, following the integration of Nokia and Alcatel Lucent. Previously, Cormac was the CEO of Alcatel Lucent UK and Ireland.

He believes that this has proved to be a really exciting time to be part of Nokia, as the acquisition saw two leading global businesses pool their expertise to further drive innovation and research into the technology that connects the world. Today, Nokia serves everyone – from communication service providers, to governments, to enterprises, and provides the industry’s most complete, endto-end portfolio of products, services and licensing, which is designed to power connectivity and transform the human experience. Here Cormac tells us more the acquisition and what came after it, keeping up with the rapid development of technology and the next big technology wave – 5G.