Ericsson Names Anders Thulin Senior VP Business Excellence and CIO

Effective October 1, 2013 Anders Thulin is appointed Senior Vice President Business Excellence and CIO. * Anders Thulin will report to Ericsson President and CEO and be a member of the Ericsson Leadership Team. * Ericsson today also announced the formation of a new unit, Group Function Business Excellence & Common Functions. Ericsson ERIC today announced the appointment of Anders Thulin as Senior Vice President Business Excellence and CIO for the Ericsson Group. Anders Thulin will report to Ericsson President and CEO Hans Vestberg and be a member of the Ericsson Leadership Team. As of October 1, 2013 Thulin will head the newly formed unit, Group Function Business Excellence & Common Functions. Hans Vestberg, says: "The world, our customers, the industry and Ericsson are all going through a transformation.  We have improved our strategy execution in recent years, and now it is time to take a next step to become even better. With a strong background and knowledge in the high-tech, IT and telecom industries, Anders Thulin will further strengthen our strategy execution and governance capabilities. In his position as CIO, he will ensure that we implement global scale See full press release