Sunday, November 26, 2006

Ericsson Appoints New Management Team

Ericsson appointed the following new group management team:

  • Carl-Henric Svanberg, Chief Executive Officer and President
  • Karl-Henrik Sundström, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

  • Kurt Jofs, Executive Vice President and General Manager, business unit Networks

  • Bert Nordberg, Executive Vice President, group function Sales and Marketing

  • Björn Olsson, Executive Vice President and deputy General Manager, business unit Networks

  • Hans Vestberg, Executive Vice President and General Manager, business unit Global Services

  • Jan Wäreby, Senior Vice President, head of business unit Multimedia

  • Carl Olof Blomqvist, Senior Vice President, group function Legal Affairs

  • HÃ¥kan Eriksson, Senior Vice President, group function Technology, and Chief Technology Officer

  • Marita Hellberg, Senior Vice President, group function Human Resources and Organization

  • Henry Sténson, Senior Vice President, group function Communications

  • Joakim Westh, Senior Vice President, group function Strategy and Operational Excellence


The company also said that it will begin a headcount reduction as a result of its reorganization. http://www.ericsson.com/