Ericsson Appoints General Counsel

STOCKHOLM -- Nina Macpherson is appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Head of Group Function Legal Affairs at Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), effective as of January 1, 2011. Macpherson is currently Vice President and Deputy Head of Group Function Legal Affairs.

Macpherson has worked as an in-house lawyer and as a legal advisor to various shipping companies and as lawyer with a Swedish law firm prior to joining Ericsson in 1996 as Group Legal Counsel.

From 1999 to 2007 she held the position as Vice President, Corporate Governance and Antitrust Law. In 2007 she was appointed Vice President, Head of General Counsel's Office and was appointed Vice President and Deputy Head of Group Function Legal Affairs, in April, 2010.

Hans Vestberg, President and CEO of Ericsson, says: "I have appointed a highly competent lawyer with broad experience and excellent leadership skills to lead this function. Nina has, from her previous positions key insights about the company and the industry."

Ericsson AB (Nasdaq: ERIC)