Born 1961, Master of Science and Honorary Ph D, Linköping Institute of Technology
Deputy Chairman: Section XI, Research and Education, Swedish Royal Engineering Academy
Board member: Linköping University, Anoto
Holdings in Ericsson*: 22,980 Class B shares
Background: Prior to assuming this position, Håkan Eriksson was Senior Vice President and head of Research & Development. He has held various positions within Ericsson since 1986
Håkan Eriksson is Senior Vice President and General Manager, Group Function Technology, and Chief Technology Officer at Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.
Mr. Eriksson was appointed Senior Vice President and General Manager, Research and Development, and Chief Technology Officer on January 1, 2004.
Mr. Eriksson was appointed Vice President and General Manager for Research and Development at Ericsson on April 14, 2003, and was responsible for development activities carried out in Ericsson’s Core Network Development, Radio Network Development and Service Network and Applications, as well as for Ericsson Research. Prior to this, Mr. Eriksson served for five years as head of Ericsson Research.
Mr. Eriksson joined Ericsson in 1986, representing the company as a technical expert in GSM standardization work and he has held a number of senior positions in the Research and Development field for Ericsson in Sweden and internationally.
Håkan Eriksson was born in Mjölby, Sweden, in 1961. He graduated with a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Linköping Institute of Technology, Sweden, in 1985. |