Ericsson has appointed Anders Thulin as senior Vice President Business Excellence and CIO for the Ericsson Group. Anders Thulin will report to Ericsson President and CEO Hans Vestberg and be a member of the Ericsson Leadership Team.

As of October 1, 2013 Thulin will head the newly formed unit, Group Function Business Excellence & Common Functions.

Hans Vestberg  says: " He will work to leverage our global mobile enterprise services and capabilities which will also be beneficial for our customers."

As a senior partner at McKinsey & Company, a world leading management consulting firm, Thulin has gained more than 20 years of experience in implementing business excellence across diverse industries, including high-tech, IT and telecom.