06/25/2018|Verizon News Archives
60 seconds with Hans Vestberg.
Take 60 seconds to learn more about our next CEO.
Hans speaks six different languages but only used one to tell us more about himself. Take a minute to learn more about our next CEO, Hans Vestberg.
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Get to know more about our new CEO, Hans Vestberg
- Hometown: Hudiksvall, Sweden
- Business Administration degree from the Uppsala University, Sweden, 1991
- Vestberg, has lived in China, Sweden, Chile Brazil and now the United States.
- CFO for Ericsson in Brazil, 1998 - 2000
- CFO for Ericsson in North America and controller for North and South America, 2000 - 2002
- President for Ericsson in Mexico, 2002-2003
- Chief Financial Officer for Ericsson, 2007 to 2009.
- CEO for Ericsson, January 1, 2010 - 25 July 25, 2016.
- Chairman of the Swedish Handball Association 2007–2016
- Trainer of IFK Stocksund P02, a handball team in Stockholm
- Hans Vestberg was named President of the Swedish Olympic Committee, 2016 - 2018
- Joined Verizon as Executive Vice President of Network and Technology, April 3, 2017
- Hans Vestberg named Verizon Chief Executive Officer, June 8, 2018
