Sony Ericsson announces changes to company leadership
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - London, UK - 17 August, 2009 - Sony Ericsson Mobile Communicationstoday announces that Bert Nordberg, currently Executive VicePresident of the Ericsson Group and Head of Ericsson Silicon Valley,will join Sony Ericsson as Co-President effective 1st September. Mr.Nordberg will work closely with Sony Ericsson President Hideki (Dick)Komiyama and the entire senior management team to effect a smoothmanagement transition. Mr. Nordberg, who will be based at SonyEricsson's global headquarters in London, will assume the role ofPresident, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, on 15 October, andMr. Komiyama will retire from the company at the end of the year.In addition, Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman, CEO and President, SonyCorporation, and a member of the Board of Sony Ericsson, will becomeChairman of the Board of Sony Ericsson on 15 October. In his role asChairman of the Board of Sony Ericsson, Mr. Stringer will succeedCarl-Henric Svanberg, President & CEO of Ericsson.Commenting on today's announcement, Dick Komiyama said, "The SonyEricsson transformation programme I began over a year ago is morethan half way completed, and I am pleased with what we have achievedso far. I believe it is the right time for me to begin transferringthe leadership of the company to a person who is able to complete thetransformation programme and lead Sony Ericsson through its nextphase of development. I will continue to be involved with SonyEricsson's business until the end of the year and look forward toworking closely with Bert to ensure a smooth handover."Carl-Henric Svanberg, President & CEO of Ericsson, and Chairman ofthe Board of Sony Ericsson, said, "In the two years he has been atSony Ericsson Dick Komiyama has made some very important changes totheir organisation and laid the foundation for the company'sturn-around. Although we are sorry to see him leave Sony Ericsson, wefully respect his decision." He added, "Bert Nordberg has a strongtrack-record in the area of business realignment and was instrumentalin the transformation of Ericsson in the years 2002 - 2003. I amconfident he will be able to build upon the foundation Dick hascreated and lead the final stages of Sony Ericsson's transformation.Bert also brings a wealth of experience in telecommunications networkinfrastructure and in sales, where he has been a key driver ofEricsson's overall growth from 117 billion to more than 200 billionSEK today."Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman, CEO and President, Sony Corporation,said, "We want to thank Dick Komiyama for his leadership inspearheading critical changes at Sony Ericsson over the past twoyears. The company is now well-positioned to capitalise on growthopportunities and return to profitability. Dick has made an enormouscontribution to Sony Ericsson in a short time, as well as to SonyCorporation in the years before that. We wish him all the best in hisretirement. We are delighted that Bert Nordberg is joining thecompany as a strong and worthy successor to Dick. Bert bringstremendous experience and enthusiasm to his new role, and with hisstrong telecommunications background he will lead Sony Ericsson intoa very bright future."Bert Nordberg said, "I am very pleased to be joining Sony Ericsson.With the growing importance of open source platforms, applicationsand content in the mobile handset industry, I believe the experiencesI have gained in Silicon Valley will be very relevant to SonyEricsson's business going forward. I look forward to working withDick Komiyama in the transition phase and getting to know the rest ofthe Sony Ericsson management team."Bert Nordberg's photos and bio are available onhttp://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/corporate/company/aboutus/executivebiographies- ENDS -Sony Ericsson is a top, global industry player with sales of around97 million phones in 2008. Diversity is one of the core strengthsof the company, with operations in over 80 countries includingmanufacturing in China and R&D sites in China, Europe, India, Japanand North America. Sony Ericsson was established as a 50:50 jointventure by Sony and Ericsson in October 2001, with global corporatefunctions located in London. For more information about SonyEricsson please visit www.sonyericsson.com.FOR MEDIA INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:Sony Ericsson Global Communications and PRAldo Liguori: +44 20 8762 5860General Press: +44 20 8762 5858Email: press.global(at)sonyericsson.comWeb: www.sonyericsson.com/presshttp://hugin.info/133603/R/1335080/317177.pdfThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 17.08.2009 - 08:20 Uhr
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