Nina Macpherson new General Counsel at Ericsson
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
* Effective January 1, 2011
* Member of Ericsson's Executive Leadership Team
* Carl Olof Blomqvist to retire on March 31, 2011
Nina Macpherson is appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Head of
Group Function Legal Affairs at Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), effective as of January
1, 2011. Macpherson is currently Vice President and Deputy Head of Group
Function Legal Affairs.
Hans Vestberg, President and CEO of Ericsson, says: "I have appointed a highly
competent lawyer with broad experience and excellent leadership skills to lead
this function. Nina has, from her previous positions key insights about the
company and the industry."
Macpherson has worked as an in-house lawyer and as a legal advisor to various
shipping companies and as lawyer with a Swedish law firm prior to joining
Ericsson in 1996 as Group Legal Counsel.
From 1999 to 2007 she held the position as Vice President, Corporate Governance
and Antitrust Law. In 2007 she was appointed Vice President, Head of General
Counsel's Office and was appointed Vice President and Deputy Head of Group
Function Legal Affairs, in April, 2010.
Carl Olof Blomqvist, presently General Counsel and Head of Group Function Legal
Affairs, will retire on March 31, 2011 after eleven years with the company.
Macpherson will be member of Ericsson's Executive Leadership Team as of January
1, 2011, replacing Blomqvist.
Notes to editors:
Nina Macpherson's biography and photos:
www.ericsson.com/ericsson/corpinfo/management/nina_macpherson.shtml
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Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and services to telecom
operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies, and
provides support for networks with over 2 billion subscribers and has the
leading position in managed services. The company's portfolio comprises mobile
and fixed network infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and
multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry. The Sony
Ericsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers with feature-rich
personal mobile devices.
Ericsson is advancing its vision of being the "prime driver in an all-
communicating world" through innovation, technology, and sustainable business
solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 80,000 employees generated
revenue of SEK 206.5 billion (USD 27.1 billion) in 2009. Founded in 1876 with
the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on OMX NASDAQ,
Stockholm and NASDAQ New York.
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submitted for publication on December 21, 2010, at 07.45am CET.
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