Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson announced that Per Narvinger, currently Executive Vice President and Head of Business Area Networks, is appointed as President. Per Narvinger joined Ericsson in 1997 and has broad experience from different areas of the telecoms and ICT industry, including research and standardization, development, product management, and sales. Narvinger has worked in various senior leadership roles where he has engaged with key customers globally.

He has also had long-term assignments in Australia and Spain. Most recently, Narvinger has headed Business Area Networks since March 15, 2025, and prior to that he headed Business Area Cloud Software and Services since 2022. After more than nine years as President of Ericsson, and 20 years as a member of the Board of Directors, Börje Ekholm will retire from the Company, stepping down from his role as President on September 30, 2026 and thereafter acting as executive advisor to the new CEO until June 15, 2027.

He will also step down from the Board of Directors as of October 1, 2026.