Ericsson appoints president of N.A. operations

PLANO, Texas, United States—L.M. Ericsson has appointed Angel Ruiz as the president of its North American operations, according to a press statement. He replaces Per-Arne Sandstrom, who becomes the company’s chief operating officer. Ruiz, who has been executive vice president and general manager of Ericsson Inc., will be responsible for the Cingular, SBC and BellSouth global customer accounts.
The company also announced that beginning Oct. 1, its management structure will be organized from five market areas to three so as to emphasize its shift to mobile and broadband Internet.
“Our new organization will put even more emphasis on serving our customers, reduce complexity and more efficiently apply our resources,” said Kurt Hellstrom.