Ericsson senior vice president and sales and marketing chief Torbjorn Possne has been appointed head of Ericsson's Vodafone customer unit. He replaces the departing Jörgen Nilsson.
Prior to his current position, Possne was head of market unit Northern Europe.
He has 16 years of experience in sales within Ericsson, 11 of them on international assignments.
Ericsson has started searching for Possne’s replacement and a new head of group function sales and marketing will be announced separately, the company said.