Nokia's mobile networks president Tommi Uitto has confirmed he will leave the vendor after 30 years at the company.

Uitto confirmed his departure in a LinkedIn post yesterday (December 9), weeks after Nokia's restructuring was announced.

His departure is not a surprise, given Nokia confirmed that Uitto was set to depart by the end of the year.

"After 30 years of service, I will be leaving Nokia. What a journey! Well - that would count as an understatement. Lots of high speeds and dangerous curves, like we say at Nokia," said Uitto.

Uitto joined Nokia in 1996 as a logistics manager, before taking on several roles at the vendor during his 30-year tenure, where he focused heavily on Nokia's development of radios.

He's been Nokia's president of mobile networks since November 2018, during which time he has led the vendor's RAN and microwave radio businesses. As he pointed out on LinkedIn, his tenure as president of mobile networks has been his longest stint in a role at the company.

From January, the vendor is splitting its operational model into two primary operating segments, Network Infrastructure and Mobile Infrastructure.

CEO Justin Hotard, who was brought in to replace the ousted Pekka Lundmark earlier this year, will lead the new Mobile unit on an interim basis.

The new Mobile Infrastructure segment will integrate Nokia’s Core Networks, Radio Networks, and Technology Standards, enabling telecom developments in AI-native networks and 6G.