Carl-Henric Svanberg is President and CEO of Ericsson.
Svanberg joined Ericsson on April 8, 2003. Between 1994 and 2003, he was President and CEO of the Assa Abloy Group.
From 1986 to 1994, he worked for the world-leading security company Securitas. In 1990, he was named First Executive Vice President for the Securitas Group, with responsibility for alarm solutions and locks.
From 1977 to 1985, Svanberg held various foreign assignments within project exports for Asea Brown Boveri (ABB).
Carl-Henric Svanberg was born in Porjus, Sweden, in 1952. He holds a Master of Science degree from the Swedish Institute of Technology at Linköping University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Uppsala University, Sweden.
Svanberg holds honorary doctorates from Sweden’s Luleå University of Technology and Linköping University. He has been awarded King of Sweden’s medal of the 12th dimension with ribbon of the Order of the Seraphim for his significant achievements for Swedish industry. |
