Carl-Henric Svanberg
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| Carl-Henric Svanberg | |
 Svanberg, Photo courtesy of Ericsson
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| Born | May 29, 1952 Porjus, Sweden |
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| Occupation | President and CEO of Ericsson |
| Salary | SEK 26 million |
| Children | 3 |
Carl-Henric Svanberg (born May 29, 1952) is a Swedish businessman and current CEO of telecommunications company Ericsson.
Svanberg holds a Master's degree in Applied Physics from the Linköping Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Uppsala University. Svanberg holds an honorary doctorate from the Luleå University of Technology.
Svanberg joined Ericsson on April 8, 2003. Before being appointed CEO of Ericsson, Svanberg led another Swedish industrial company - Assa Abloy. In addition to his duties at Ericsson, Svanberg serves on a number of different boards, including the investment company controlled by Melker Schörling. He also serves on the Stockholm Challenge Advisory Board.
He lives with his wife, an associate professor at Uppsala University, in Sigtuna outside Stockholm. They have three children together. Svanberg is a dedicated fan of Djurgårdens IF and serves on the board of Djurgårdens IF Hockey. He is a former ice hockey player himself, having played for IF Björklöven in Umeå during his youth.
[edit] External links
Tricia Bisoux, "Making Connections: Carl-Henric Svanberg, CEO of telecom giant Ericsson, takes on big problems by offering sweeping solutions" (profile of and interview with Carl-Henric Svanberg), BizEd (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International), January/February 2009, pp. 16–20, 22.
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