Executive Team

Börje Ekholm

Börje Ekholm
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (since 2017)

Functions President and Chief Executive Officer and Head of Segment Enterprise
Born 1963
Education Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. Master of Business Administration, INSEAD, France.
Nationality Sweden and the US.
Board Member Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Trimble Inc. (Chair)
Holdings in Ericsson ¹⁾ 740,560 Class B shares and 1,009,000 American Depositary Shares.
Background CEO of Patricia Industries, a division within Investor AB (2015–2017). President and CEO of Investor AB (2005–2015). Formerly Head of Investor Growth Capital Inc. and New Investments. Previous positions at Novare Kapital AB and McKinsey & Co Inc. Since 2017, member of the Steering Committee of the World Economic Forum Digital Communication Governors. Member of the Board of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce New York.

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Per Narvinger
Executive Vice President, Business Area Networks (since 2025)
Functions Head of Business Area Networks and Head of Segment Networks
Born 1974
Education Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden.
Nationality Sweden
Holdings in Ericsson ¹⁾ 9,443 Class B shares
Background Head of Business Area Cloud Software and Services (2022-2025)
Head of Product Area Networks, Business Unit Networks (2018-2022). Head of Customer Unit Northern and Central Europe, Market Area Europe & Latin America (2017-2018). Has held a variety of senior management positions in Ericsson since 1997, spanning research and development line management, Head of Customer Solutions (Australia & Spain) and Product Management.

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Charlotte Levert
Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer (CPO) and Head of Group Function People (since 2025)

Functions Head of Group Function People
Born 1984. 
Education Bachelor in Business Management & Human Resources from Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.  
Nationality Sweden
Board Member -

Holdings in Ericsson¹⁾ TBC
Background Charlotte Levert has held executive positions within Ericsson across several business areas. She has most recently held the position of Head of People Business Area Managed Services. Before joining Ericsson, Charlotte Levert was Head of HR Sweden & Global HR business partner at Tieto and has held various senior management positions within human resources. 

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Scott Dresser
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer (CLO), and secretary of the Board of Directors of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (since 2022)

Functions Head of Group Function Legal Affairs & Compliance
Born 1967 
Education Juris Doctorate, Vanderbilt University Law School, USA and Bachelor of Science Business Administration and Finance, University of Hampshire, USA

Nationality USA
Board Member BirdLife International, Cambridge UK; member of Advisory Board 
Holdings in Ericsson¹⁾ -

Background Previously Group General Counsel at VEON and General Counsel of Virgin Media. Has held senior leadership positions with BirdLife International, White Mountains Re and Conservation International. Started professional career in New York in private practice with law firms Lord Day & Lord and Morgan Lewis, and specialized in corporate law, governance, and M&A.

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Erik Ekudden
Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) (since 2018)

Function Head of Group Function Technology
Born 1968.
Education Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.
Nationality Sweden
Board Member Assa Abloy AB
Holdings in Ericsson ¹⁾ 53,320 Class B shares and 10,206 American Depositary Shares.
Background: Group Chief Technology Officer and Head of Technology and Architecture within Group Function Technology and Emerging Business (2017-2018). Joined Ericsson in 1993 and has held various management positions in the company, including Head of Technology Strategy, Chief Technology Officer Americas in Santa Clara US, and Head of Standardization and Industry. Member and vice chair of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA). Since 2020, member of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development. Member of TM Forum board since 2024.

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Moti Gyamlani
Senior Vice President, Group Function Global Operations (since 2022)

Functions: Head of Group Function Global Operations
Born 1973
Education: Master of Business Administration, Arizona State University, USA, and Bachelor of Mechanical engineering, MIT, India.
Nationality USA

Board Member -
Holdings in Ericsson:¹⁾ 180 Class B shares
Background Head of Group Sourcing (2019 - 2022). Previous position as Chief Procurement & Supply Chain Officer and a Chief Cost Transformation Officer of Airtel (2012 - 2019). Leadership positions include Group Vice President Global Supply Chain and Sourcing at General Electric Power Conversion, Vice President - Global Sourcing at Honeywell, and Executive Director at General Motors. Lived and worked in across multiple countries and markets, including US, France, Mexico, and India. Board advisor to eSmartMobility.

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Niklas Heuveldop

Senior Vice President, Business Area Global Communications Platform and CEO of Vonage (since February 2024). Member of the Executive Team since 2016

Functions Head of Business Area Global Communications Platform and CEO of Vonage
Born 1968.
Education Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management, the Linköping Institute of Technology, Sweden.
Nationality Sweden
Board Member The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce New York.
Holdings in Ericsson ¹⁾ 162,351 Class B shares and 15,131 American Depositary Shares.
Background Head of Market Area North America (2017 until January 31, 2024), Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Group Function Technology and Emerging Business (April 2017–March 2018). Previous positions include Chief Customer Officer and Head of Group Function Sales (2016–2017) and senior leadership positions across Europe and the Americas, including Head of Global Customer Unit AT&T and Head of Market Unit Central America and Caribbean. Previous positions outside Ericsson include CEO of ServiceFactory and Chief Operating Officer of WaterCove Networks.

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Chris Houghton
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Business Area Technology & New Businesses (since 2023). Member of the Executive Team since 2015

Functions Chief Operating Officer 
Born 1966.
Education Bachelor of Law, Huddersfield Polytechnic, United Kingdom.
Nationality United Kingdom and Sweden

Board Member -
Holdings in Ericsson ¹⁾ 190,994 Class B shares.
BackgroundMarket Area North East Asia (2017–2024). Head of Region North East Asia (2015-2017). Has also previously held management positions within Ericsson, including Head of Region India, Head of Customer Unit UK and Ireland and various management positions within Ericsson in China, Hungary, India, Ireland, Japan, Sweden and the UK.

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Jenny Lindqvist
Senior Vice President and Head of Business Area Cloud Software and Services (since 2025)

Functions Head of Business Area Cloud Software and Services
Born 1982
Education Master of Science in Business & Economics from Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
Nationality Sweden
Board Member TechSverige
Holdings in Ericsson¹⁾ 858 Class B shares
Background Head of Market Area Europe and Latin America (2023-2025). Previous leadership positions within Ericsson's business and market areas include Head of Customer Unit Northern and Central Europe, Head of Global Customer Unit Telia Company , Head of Solution Line Intelligent Transport Systems, Key Account Manager Telenor, Managed Services Engagement Lead and Business Manager Multimedia. Previous positions outside Ericsson include roles in management consulting in France and Sweden, as well as in Pharmaceuticals in the Philippines.

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Stella Medlicott
Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer (CMO and CCO) (since 2019)

Functions Head of Group Function Marketing & Corporate Relations
Born 1969
Education Bachelors of Arts (Hons) degree in Social Science, University of Lincoln (known at that time as University of Humberside), United Kingdom and a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, Chartered Institute of Marketing, United Kingdom.
Nationality United Kingdom

Board Member -
Holdings in Ericsson ¹⁾ 21,094 Class B shares.
Background Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Government Relations for Ericsson Market Area Europe and Latin America July 2017- June 2019. Prior to joining Ericsson, Chief Marketing Officer at Red Bee Media, which was acquired by Ericsson in May 2014. Has over 25 years of marketing experience in major IT, telecoms and media companies including two years at Technicolor as VP Marketing and ten years at Siemens Communications as Global VP Marketing.

Lars Sandström
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) (since April 1, 2024)

Functions Head of Group Function Finance 
Born 1972
Education Master of Science in Business Administration, Halmstad university, Sweden

Nationality Sweden

Holdings in Ericsson ¹⁾ 41,900 Class B shares.
Background Chief Financial Officer at Getinge (2017-2024) and Senior Vice President Group reporting, Tax & Control at AB Volvo (2015–2017). Has held several senior positions within Scania such as Vice President Financial Services, Head of Group Financial reporting and Head of Group Reporting and Control. Chief Financial Officer Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (2010-2012). 

Andres Vicente
Senior Vice President, Market Area South East Asia, Oceania and India (since 2024)

Functions Head of Market Area South East Asia, Oceania and India 
Born 1970
Education A degree in Law,   a Master of Business Administration from EOI Business School, Spain, and Manchester Business School, United Kingdom and completed the Commercial Excellence program at IMD Business School.

Nationality: Spain
Holdings in Ericsson ¹⁾ 1,847 Class B shares
Background President of Ericsson Iberia (Spain and Portugal) and Global Head of the Telefónica account, where he strengthened partnerships with service providers and industry stakeholders and led business growth across Ericsson’s mobile and enterprise business.

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Patrick Johansson

Senior Vice President, Market Area Europe, Middle East and Africa (since 2025)

Functions Head of Market Area Europe, Middle East and Africa
Born 1971
Education Master of Business Administration/Managerial Economics degree from the Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law at University of Gothenburg, Sweden.  
Nationality Sweden
Holdings in Ericsson ¹⁾ 2 144 Class B shares.
Background  Senior Vice President and Head of Market Area Middle East & Africa. Vice President & Head of Business Control and Operations at Ericsson’s Business Area Cloud Software & Services. Global Head of Sales & Commercial Management for Business Area Networks, Head of Customer Unit Korea, as well as several executive Finance and Business roles.

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Yossi Cohen 
Senior Vice President and Head of Market Area Americas (since March 2025) 

Functions Senior Vice President and Head of Market Area Americas
Born 1971 
Education Bachelor of Business Administration, University of West London and a Diploma in Electronic Technical Engineering from Mosenson Elite academy, Israel
Nationality Israel and the US 
Board Member Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA)  

Holdings in Ericsson ¹⁾ -
Background Head of Market Area North America. Head of Strategy, Technology, Marketing and Business Development of Ericsson North America (June 2020 – January 2024).  Previous management positions within Ericsson Business Area and Market Area organizations include Head of Customer Unit Verizon in US, Global Head of Radio Sales and Business Management in Sweden, Head of Global Customer Unit Softbank based in Japan , Key Account Manager Bezeq Group and CTO for Ericsson Israel. Previous positions outside Ericsson include roles in telecommunication technologycentric startup, a mobile operator as well as a board position in MediaKind.  

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Åsa Tamsons
Senior Vice President, Business Area Enterprise Wireless Solutions and CEO of Cradlepoint (Member of the Executive Team since 2018)

Functions Head of Business Area Enterprise Wireless Solutions and CEO of Cradlepoint
Born 1981
Education Master of Business Administration, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden.
Nationality Sweden
Board Member CNH Industrial
Holdings in Ericsson ¹⁾ 78,601 Class B shares.
Background Head of Business Area Technologies & New Businesses (2018-November 2023).  IPR & Licensing (2018– 2023), Group Strategy & M&A (2018- 2020). Previously Partner at McKinsey & Company, serving high-tech and telecommunications companies worldwide on growth strategies, digital and commercial transformations. Before joining Ericsson lived and work in the USA, Brazil, France, Sweden and Singapore.

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Chafic Nassif
Senior Vice President, Market Area North East Asia (since February 2024)

Functions Head of Market Area North East Asia
Born 1981
Education Master of Science in ICT Entrepreneurship and Master of Science Wireless Systems,  KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden  
Nationality Sweden
Board Member -

Holdings in Ericsson¹⁾ 6,232 Class B shares
Background Previously Head of Customer Unit North Latin America & Caribbean within Market Area Europe & Latin America with responsibility across 41 countries. Has held various senior positions in Ericsson spanning over four continents, including President and Board Member of Ericsson Taiwan, Key Account Manager in Germany, VP Business Development and Head of TV & Enterprise Segments for Global Customer Unit Vodafone based out of the UK, and Head of TV & Media Sales for EMEA. Prior to Ericsson, he held roles in consulting and business development in the technology industry in Sweden and the Nordics.

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