Ericsson appoints Ulf Ewaldsson as head of strategy and technology
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* Ericsson combines Strategy and Technology functions. Ulf Ewaldsson appointed
Chief Strategy and Technology Officer and Head of Group Function Strategy
and Technology for the Ericsson Group
* Ulf Ewaldsson currently holds the position as Chief Technology Officer and
Head of Group Function Technology
* Current Chief Strategy Officer Rima Qureshi was appointed Head of Region
North America, Ericsson's largest region, on July 1, 2016
Effective September 20, 2016, Ulf Ewaldsson is appointed Senior Vice President,
Chief Strategy and Technology Officer and Head of Group Function Strategy and
Technology at Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC). Ewaldsson brings to this position more
than 20 years of experience in product management, industry development and
customer relationships.
Rima Qureshi was appointed Head of Region North America July 1, 2016, and has
since held dual roles. In addition to her role as Head of Region North America,
Rima Qureshi will continue to drive the strategic partnership with Cisco.
Both Ewaldsson and Qureshi will continue to be Executive Leadership Team members
and report to Ericsson's CEO.
Jan Frykhammar, President and CEO, Ericsson, says: "This move is a natural step
as Rima focuses fully on driving the business development and customer
relationships in one of the most advanced technology markets in the world. In
the rapid technology development and transformation of our industry it makes
perfect sense to combine technology strategy and strategy development into one
process."
Ulf Ewaldsson graduated with Master's degrees of Science in Engineering and
Business Management from Linköping Institute of Technology in Sweden. He started
within Ericsson in 1990 and had since held various management positions in the
group including Head of Ericsson in different countries and key customer
accounts. As part of his previous assignments he has been based in China, Japan,
Hong Kong and Hungary.
Notes to editors:
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