Håkan Eriksson
takes on the CEO role from 1 February 2012.
Eriksson
has been with the company for over 25 years and has been group CTO for Ericsson
since 2003. He has a master of science degree in electrical engineering and an
honorary PHD. In his time at Ericsson, he has overseen the launch of GSM, he
holds 15 patents and is currently living in Silicon Valley focusing on internet
protocol (IP).
But
Eriksson will pack up and head to Australia, saying that his Australian wife
was a motivating factor in his move.
"I
had a desire to move into a more commercial role, and for personal reasons to
come closer to Australia. When [CEO Hans Vestberg] offered me this opportunity,
that coincide [sic] with my term in Silicon Valley coming to an end, I jumped
at the chance to work with the advance operators in these countries and become
part of the strong regional Ericsson team," Eriksson said in a statement.
Eriksson
will come to Australia as the company continues its deployment of long-term
evolution (LTE) networks with both Telstra and the National Broadband Network
Company (NBN Co), and works in the roll-out of the Ultra-Fast Broadband project
in New Zealand. These deals came to pass in the time of current CEO Sam Saba,
who Vestberg paid tribute to yesterday.
"During
his time in the role, Sam has helped extend our market leadership
position," Vestberg said.
Saba,
who had only been the CEO in Australia and New Zealand since April 2010, will
have a new role in the Ericsson group, which will be announced in the coming
weeks, Ericsson said.
A
new global CTO will also be announced in the near future.
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