About
Hannu Kauppinen is CEO and Co-Founder of QMill, with a career spanning technology development in companies across the United States, United Kingdom, France, Japan, and Finland. He previously served as global Head of Nokia Research Center and CTO of Nokia Technologies, where he built and managed a mobile technology patent portfolio underpinning a patent and technology licensing business, and led R&D and IPR organizations of up to 500 people across Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa. He is also a co-founder of Quuppa, a company in the real-time location systems field, and serves as a board member and speaker in the Finnish innovation community.
Founder at QMill
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Co-founders at QMill
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Experience
- QMillCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2024 — presentEspoo, Uusimaa, Finland
- Teknologiateollisuuden 100-vuotissäätiö - Technology Industries of Finland Centennial FoundationVice Chair of the Boardcurrent2024 — presentHelsinki Metropolitan Area
- Directors' Institute FinlandMembercurrent2020 — present
- Suomen Erillisverkot -konserniMember of the Board of Directors2019 — 2026Espoo, Finland
- Nokia FoundationChair of the Board2021 — 2024Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland
- NokiaVice President, Chief Technology Officer, Nokia Technologies2019 — 2024Espoo, Finland
- NokiaHead of Radio Technology Ecosystem2018 — 2019Espoo, Finland
- NokiaHead of Business Product Management2016 — 2017Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom
- NokiaVice President, Head of Nokia Labs2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- NokiaVice President, Head of Nokia Research Center2011 — 2014Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- NokiaDirector, Head of Radio Systems laboratory2010 — 2011Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- NokiaDirector, Head of Business Development2009 — 2010Helsinki Area, Finland
- NokiaDirector, Head of Radio Communications laboratory2007 — 2008Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- NokiaSeveral positions1997 — 2007Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- QuuppaChair of the Board of Directors2012 — 2021Espoo, Finland
- EIT DigitalMember of the Supervisory Board2018 — 2020Brussels Metropolitan Area
- Finrail OyMember of the Advisory Board2019 — 2020Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Skills & more
Executive ManagementLeadershipStrategyIntellectual PropertyBoard of DirectorsResearch and Development (R&D)3New Business DevelopmentTechnology TransferPatent Portfolio ManagementP&L ManagementProduct ManagementInformation Technology
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Mobile TechnologyCellular CommunicationsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Quantum Computing5G6GMultimediaCloud ApplicationsNanotechnologyLanguages English · Finnish · French · German · Japanese · Swedish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hannu Kauppinen?
- Hannu Kauppinen is CEO and Co-Founder of QMill, with a career spanning technology development in companies across the United States, United Kingdom, France, Japan, and Finland. He previously served as global Head of Nokia Research Center and CTO of Nokia Technologies, where he built and managed a mobile technology patent portfolio underpinning a patent and technology licensing business, and led R&D and IPR organizations of up to 500 people across Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa. He is also a co-founder of Quuppa, a company in the real-time location systems field, and serves as a board member and speaker in the Finnish innovation community.
- Where does Hannu Kauppinen work?
- Hannu Kauppinen is Founder of QMill.
- What companies did Hannu Kauppinen found?
- Hannu Kauppinen founded QMill.
- Where did Hannu Kauppinen go to school?
- Hannu Kauppinen studied at Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan (Doctor of Technology (Ph.D.), Physics); Helsingin kauppakorkeakoulu (Executive Master of Business Administration); Boardman Oy (Board membership and ownership training program).
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