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Careers
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Facts & Figures
Company facts
Founded:
1876
Parent company:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
Company registration number:
556016-0680
Global headquarters:
Stockholm, Sweden
President and CEO:
Hans Vestberg
Chairman of the board:
Leif Johansson
Employees:
108,551 (Apr 25, 2012)
Number of employees worldwide:
North America
16,551
Latin America
11,538
Northern Europe & Central Asia1
21,341
Western & Central Europe
10,900
Mediterranean
11,858
Middle East
4,361
Sub Saharan Africa
2,317
India
12,567
China & North East Asia
13,016
South East Asia & Oceania
4,372
Total
108,551
1) Of which Sweden 17,767
(figures from latest interim report)
Gender breakdown (Dec 31, 2010):
Female 22%
Male 78%
Average age:
38
Company governance:
Financial facts
Net sales, Q4 2011:
SEK 51 billion/USD 7.6 billion
Operating income, Q4 2011:
SEK 10.5 billion/USD 1.56 billion
Listed:
NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and NASDAQ New York
R&D facts
Number of patents:
30,000
New patents sought each day:
16
R&D employees:
22 000 (March 2012)
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