THE TECHNOLOGY INTERVIEW
NICOLA HODSON
CEO UK & I AT IBM
Technology Magazine sits down with Nicola Hodson , CEO UK & I at IBM , on the company ’ s AI strategy , the need for responsible AI and the company ’ s future plans
NICOLA HODSON TITLE : CEO UK & IRELAND COMPANY : IBM LOCATION : UNITED KINGDOM
Dr Nicola Hodson was appointed Chief Executive , IBM UK and Ireland , in January 2023 , where she is responsible for the company ’ s business operations . Before joining IBM Dr Hodson held senior positions at Microsoft for 14 years , including as a global Vice President of Transformation for the commercial business , UK Chief Operating Officer and as head of its UK Public Sector business . Dr Hodson is Deputy President of techUK and has a wide breadth of experience , serving on the boards of Beazley plc , Drax Group plc , Bramble Energy Ltd and is a governor of Bradfield College .
An experienced technology leader , Dr Nicola Hodson joined IBM from Microsoft in January 2023 and brings deep technology industry expertise , as well as extensive experience in business and digital transformation , sales and IT in leading global companies .
Technology Magazine recently sat down with Dr Hodson at IBM Think in London to discuss IBM ’ s approach to AI , the importance of ethics and what the company ’ s future looks like .
Q . PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROLE
» I joined IBM in January and my role is Chief Executive of IBM UK and Ireland . My role has multiple facets to it . First and foremost , that is to make sure that we are best supporting and serving our clients . Secondly , it ’ s that we build out a partner ecosystem , which is a major facet of what IBM does across the UK and Ireland . I also lead our people across the UK and Ireland , making sure everybody ’ s energised , motivated , up to speed with our latest technology , and able to bring that to support our clients .
In addition to that I do a lot of external work with clients , with partners , with the
16 December 2023