Management
The President/CEO and the Executive Leadership Team
The Board of Directors appoints the President and CEO and the Executive Vice Presidents. The President and CEO is responsible for the management of day-to-day operations and is supported by the Executive Leadership Team (ELT).
Members of the Executive Leadership Team

Hans Vestberg
President and CEO (since 2010)
- Born in 1965.
- Bachelor of Business Administration and Economics, University of Uppsala, Sweden.
- Board Chairman: ST-Ericsson and Svenska Handbollförbundet.
- Board member: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Thernlunds AB.
- Holdings in Ericsson:* 149,382 Class B shares.
- Background: Previously First Executive Vice President, CFO and Head of Group Function Finance and Executive Vice President and Head of Business Unit Global Services. Various positions in the Group since 1988, including Vice President and Head of Market Unit Mexico and Head of Finance and Control in USA, Brazil and Chile. International advisor to the Governor of Guangdong, China and co-chairman of the Russian-Swedish Business Council. Founding member of the Broadband Commission for Digital Development, and heading the Commission's climate change working group. Member of the European Cloud Partnership Steering Board. Member of the Leadership Council of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
Hans Vestberg profile and video

Jan Frykhammar
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Head of Group Function Finance (since 2009)
- Born 1965.
- Bachelor of Business Administration and Economics, University of Uppsala, Sweden.
- Board Member: ST-Ericsson and the Swedish International Chamber of Commerce.
- Holdings in Ericsson:* 14,844 Class B shares.
- Background: Previously Senior Vice President and Head of Business Unit Global Services. Various positions within Ericsson including Sales and Business Control in Business Unit Global Services, CFO in North America and Vice President, Finance and Commercial within the Global Customer Account Vodafone.
Jan Frykhammar profile and video

Magnus Mandersson
Executive Vice President (since 2011) and Head of Business Unit Global Services (since 2010)
- Born 1959.
- Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Lund, Sweden.
- Board Member: None.
- Holdings in Ericsson:* 22,602 Class B shares.
- Background: Previously Head of Business Unit CDMA, Market Unit Northern Europe, Global Customer Account Deutsche Telekom AG and Product Area Managed Services. Has also been President and CEO of SEC/Tele2 Europe and COO of Millicom International Cellular S.A.
Magnus Mandersson profile and video

Johan Wibergh
Executive Vice President (since 2010) and Head of Business Unit Networks (since 2008)
- Born 1963.
- Master of Computer Science, Linköping Institute of Technology, Sweden.
- Board member: ST-Ericsson, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Teknikföretagen.
- Holdings in Ericsson:* 40,448 Class B shares.
- Background: President of Ericsson Brazil, President of Market Unit Nordic and Baltics and Vice President and Head of Sales at Business Unit Global Services.
Johan Wibergh profile and video

Per Borgklint
Senior Vice President and Head of Business Unit Support Solutions (since 2011)
- Born 1972.
- Master of Science in Business Administration, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden.
- Board member: None.
- Holdings in Ericsson:* None.
- Background: Previously CEO of Net1 (Ice.net), Canal Plus Nordic and Versatel. Has also held several leading positions at Tele2.
Per Borgklint profile and video

Bina Chaurasia
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer and Head of Group Function Human Resources (since 2010)
- Born 1962.
- Master of Science in Management and Human Resources, Ohio State University and Master of Arts in Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, USA.
- Board member: None.
- Holdings in Ericsson:* 19,144 Class B shares.
- Background: Joined Ericsson from Hewlett Packard, where she was Vice President of Global Talent Management. Has held senior HR leadership roles at Gap, Sun Microsystems and PepsiCo/Yum.
Bina Chaurasia profile and video

Ulf Ewaldsson
Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Head of Group Function Technology at Ericsson (since 2012)
- Born in 1965.
- Master of Science in Engineering and Business Management, Linköping Institute of Technology, Sweden.
- Board member: None.
- Holdings in Ericsson:* 14,985 Class B shares.
- Background: Previously Head of Product Area Radio within Business Unit Networks. Has held various managerial positions within Ericsson since 1990.
Ulf Ewaldsson profile and video

Douglas L. Gilstrap
Senior Vice President and Head of Group Function Strategy (since 2009)
- Born 1963.
- Bachelor of Science in Accounting, University of Richmond and Master of Business Administration, Emory University, Atlanta, USA. Executive program at INSEAD, France.
- Board member: Telecom Management Forum (TMF).
- Deputy board member: ST-Ericsson.
- Holdings in Ericsson:* 8,643 Class B shares.
- Background: Has held various global managerial positions within the telecommunications sector for more than 15 years.
Douglas L. Gilstrap profile and video

Nina Macpherson
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Head of Group Function Legal Affairs and secretary to the Board of Directors (since 2011)
- Born 1958.
- Master of Laws, LL M, University of Stockholm, Sweden.
- Board member: The Association of Swedish Listed Companies and the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC).
- Holdings in Ericsson:* 7,857 Class B shares.
- Background: Previously Vice President and Deputy Head of Group Function Legal Affairs at Ericsson. Previous positions also include private practice and in-house attorney. Member of the Swedish Securities Council.
Nina Macpherson profile and video

Helena Norrman
Senior Vice President, Chief Communications Officer and Head of Group Function Communications (since 2011)
- Born 1970.
- Master of International Business Administration, Linköping University, Sweden.
- Board member: None.
- Holdings in Ericsson:* 8,312 Class B shares.
- Background: Previously Vice President, Communications Operations at Group Function Communications. Has held various positions within Ericsson’s global communications organization since 1998. Previous positions as communications consultant.
Helena Norrman profile and video

Mats H. Olsson
Senior Vice President Asia-Pacific (since January 1, 2013)
- Born 1954.
- Master of Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics.
- Board member: None.
- Holdings in Ericsson:* 61,252 Class B shares.
- Background: International economic advisor to a number of Chinese provincial and municipal governments. Head of Region North East Asia from 2010-2012. Previously Head of Market Unit Greater China. Appointed President of Ericsson Greater China in 2004, with overall responsibility for mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Also assumed overall responsibility for Japan and South Korea in 2010. Has held various executive positions across the Asia-Pacific region over the past 25 years.
Mats H Olsson profile and video

Rima Qureshi
Senior Vice President Strategic Projects (since January 1, 2013)
- Born 1965.
- Bachelor of Information Systems and Master of Business Administration, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
- Board Member: MasterCard Incorporated.
- Holdings in Ericsson:* 4,932 Class B shares.
- Background: Also serves as Head of Ericsson Response. Head of Business Unit CDMA Mobile Systems from 2010-2012. Previously Vice President of Strategic Improvement Program and Vice President Product Area Customer Support. Has held various positions within Ericsson since 1993.
Rima Qureshi profile and video

Angel Ruiz
Head of Region North America (since 2010)
- Born 1956.
- Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, University of Central Florida and Master of Management Science and Information Systems, Johns Hopkins University, USA.
- Board member: CTIA.
- Holdings in Ericsson:* 38,546 Class B shares.
- Background: Joined Ericsson in 1990 and has held a variety of sales and managerial positions within the Company, including heading up the global account teams for Cingular/SBC/BellSouth (now AT&T). Was appointed President of Ericsson North America in 2001.
Angel Ruiz profile and video

Jan Wäreby
Senior Vice President and Head of Sales and Marketing (since 2011)
- Born 1956.
- Master of Science, Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Board Member: ST-Ericsson.
- Holdings in Ericsson:* 66,495 Class B shares.
- Background: Senior Vice President and Head of Business Unit Multimedia and Executive Vice President and Head of Sales and Marketing for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications.
Jan Wäreby profile and video
* The number of shares reflects ownership as of December 31, 2012 and includes holdings by related natural and legal persons, as well as holdings of any ADS, if applicable. If ELT members are appointed after year end, the number of shares reflects ownership from the time of appointment, and includes holdings by related natural and legal persons, as well as holdings of ADS, if applicable. Updated information on shareholding can be found at the website of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority.