Ericsson announced the appointment of Magnus Mandersson as executive
vice president. Mandersson is currently senior vice president and head of
Business Unit Global Services, a position he will remain in.

Magnus Mandersson joined Ericsson in 2004 to run Ericsson’s Managed
Services business globally and is now head of Ericsson’s overall services
offering around the world.

“Magnus Mandersson plays an important role in driving the
continuous development of Ericsson’s market leading services offering. Magnus
is a leadership team member which adds valuable insights combining strategy and
operational experience with his key insights from a mobile operator,” said
Hans Vestberg, president and CEO, Ericsson.

Magnus Mandersson has more than 15 years’ experience in the telecom
industry as an executive with Ericsson and operator Tele2/Millicom. During his
years at Ericsson he has also held the positions as head of Market Unit
Northern Europe, global key account executive for Deutsche Telekom and was in
2009 appointed senior vice president and head of Business Unit CDMA Mobile
Systems and became a member of the Executive Leadership Team.

Prior to Ericsson, he served as CEO of Tele2 Europe as well as COO for
Millicom and held various executive positions within IKEA.

By Telecomlead.com Team
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