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| Lars Linden, outgoing Head, Ericsson West Africa |
The
current Head of Indian Region at Ericsson, Mr. Fredrik Jejdling has been named
as the successor of Mr. Lars Linden to take over as the Head of the Sub-Saharan
region.
Confirming
DigitalSENSE Business News, Manager, Ericsson
Corporate Public & Media Relations for West Africa, Ms Omasan Ogisi revealed that the new appointment takes effective from April
1, 2013.
In a supporting press statement, the
President and chief executive officer of Ericsson Worldwide, Mr. Hans Vestberg was
quoted as saying that under Fredrik’s leadership Ericsson has extended its
strong position as the partner of choice for operators set to capture market
opportunities, as India continues its strong mobile data development.
He also expressed optimism that Sub-Saharan
Africa is now facing similar exciting developments and Fredrik will bring his
broad experience to further develop Ericsson’s offering and support to the
region.
He noted that prior to taking on the
role as Head of Region India in June 2011, Fredrik held several key positions
in Ericsson including Head of Engagement Practices with responsibility for
customer engagements within the region India, adding that hitherto, Jejdling
was Head of Sales & Finance, Business Unit Global Services.
“With a vast experience and strong
business acumen Lars has been instrumental in the work to extend Ericsson’s
footprint in the region,” he said, stressing that during the past years
Ericsson has, for instance, taken the world’s largest multi-country managed
services deal, and been part of introducing Long Term Evolution (LTE) to
several key markets in Africa as well as signing the first multi-country m-commerce
deal.
A successor to Fredrik in his
current role as Head of Region India will be announced separately, while Lars
Lindéns new role will also be announced at separation occasion.
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