Anders Lindblad promoted to head of Cloud & IP at Ericsson

Ericsson today announced the appointment of Anders Lindblad as head of the newly announced new business unit Cloud & IP. Lindblad, currently head of Ericsson’s region Middle East, steps into the role of senior vice president and head of business unit Cloud & IP, effective July 1, 2014.

In addition to Lindblad’s appointment, Ericsson also announced the appointment of Arun Bansal, currently head of Ericsson’s region South East Asia & Oceania, as senior vice president and head of business unit Radio.

The newly-created business unit Cloud & IP and business unit Radio divisions were formed by a split of the current business unit Networks, in a move to accelerate transformation and support growth. Both Lindblad and Bansal are tested leaders with long and solid technical and business experience, and extensive experience from key markets.

Lindblad and Bansal will remain members of Ericsson’s Global Leadership Team. Successors to them in their current roles will be announced separately.

The two new organizations will be effective on July 1, 2014 with the business unit management team and organizational structure in place.