Corporate Affairs and Communications in North America strengthened
with appointment of IR-head
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - * Gary Pinkham appointed head of Corporate Affairs and Communications in North America* Pinkham is presently head of global Investor and Analyst RelationsThe appointment of Pinkham follows Ericsson's significantlystrengthened position in the North American market. The Nortelacquisition, along with important breakthrough contract wins forEricsson in North America and the recently announced relocation ofEricsson's Chief Technology Officer Håkan Eriksson from Stockholm toSilicon Valley, positions Ericsson as the leading provider oftelecommunications technology and services in the United States andCanada. Ericsson has almost tripled the number of employees in NorthAmerica from the beginning of 2009 and now has some 14,500 employees.In terms of sales, North America will now be Ericsson's largestregion.Pinkham's appointment to the newly established position of VicePresident, Corporate Affairs and Communications in North America,reflects the focus on enhancing communication with key importantstakeholders such as media, industry associations, investors,regulators, legislators and analysts.Pinkham has more than 30 years of experience in thetelecommunications industry of which he spent the past 20 years withEricsson in various key positions. Most recently he advisedEricsson's Executive Management with regards to investor and analystrelations. He will be based in Washington DC."As the largest supplier of technology and services to networkoperators worldwide, Ericsson is a key partner for increasingbroadband penetration for the associated societal and economicbenefits," said Angel Ruiz, head of Ericsson's North Americanoperations. "Gary Pinkham has a broad and unique blend of telecom andbusiness experience to share with this group of influentialconstituencies." "I am looking forward to working collaboratively with industrystakeholders and government leaders to discuss a wide variety ofindustry and technology topics, such as broadband, spectrum and ICTsustainability initiatives," said Pinkham.Corporate communications for business media, investors and industryanalysts in North America will be covered from New Yorkwhile government and industry affairs will be addressed fromWashington, DC.Notes to editors:Ericsson's multimedia content is available at the broadcast room:www.ericsson.com/broadcast_roomEricsson is the world's leading provider of technology and servicesto telecom operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobiletechnologies, and provides support for networks with over 1 billionsubscribers and has a leading position in managed services. Thecompany's portfolio comprises of mobile and fixed networkinfrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and multimediasolutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry. The SonyEricsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers withfeature-rich personal mobile devices.Ericsson is advancing its vision of "to be the prime driver in anall-communicating world" through innovation, technology, andsustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than75,000 employees generated revenue of SEK 209 billion (USD 32.2billion) in 2008. Founded in 1876 with the headquarters in Stockholm,Sweden, Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and NASDAQ NewYork.www.ericsson.comwww.twitter.com/ericssonpressFOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACTEricsson Corporate Public & Media RelationsPhone: +46 10 719 69 92E-mail: media.relations(at)ericsson.comEricsson Media Relations North AmericaKathy EganPhone: +1 212 843 84 22E-mail: media.relations(at)ericsson.comEricsson Investor RelationsPhone: +46 10 719 00 00E-mail: investor.relations(at)ericsson.comhttp://hugin.info/1061/R/1359712/331475.pdfhttp://hugin.info/1061/R/1359712/331481.jpgThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 07.12.2009 - 21:15 Uhr
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