Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) shares edged lower on Monday after the company appointed Chafic Nassif as its new Head of Market Area North East Asia and Senior Vice President.
Ericsson (ERIC) has appointed Chafic Nassif as the new Head of Market Area North East Asia and Senior Vice President, succeeding Chris Houghton, who became Chief Operating Officer of Ericsson in November 2023. Nassif, currently leading Ericsson’s Customer Unit Latin America North within the Market Area of Europe & Latin America, will assume his new role on February 26, 2024, and will be stationed in Japan.
Chafic Nassif’s career at Ericsson spans various executive and management roles across different business sectors and regions globally. Previously, he served as the Head of the Customer Unit in Taiwan. Before his tenure at Ericsson, Mr. Nassif was involved in tech startups and held leadership roles in IT and business consulting in Europe.
The development comes days after Ericson entered into two 7-year funding agreements with the European Investment Bank (EIB), securing a total of EUR 420 million. These financial arrangements will support Ericsson’s research and development (R&D) initiatives in wireless technology until 2025. The R&D investments play a significant role in Ericsson’s overarching strategy to attain the Net Zero target by 2040, aiming for a worldwide decrease in energy consumption within mobile networks.
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) Stock Performance
ERIC stock declined 0.05% on Monday. The traders had exchanged hands with 17,964,784(17.96 million) shares compared to the average daily trading volume of 12.56 million.
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