Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 01 | Page 15

NEWS Ericsson announces the appointment of new President E ricsson has announced the appointment of Luís Miguel Silva as the new Executive President of Ericsson in Portugal. Under the new title, Luís Miguel Silva will be responsible for the business and operations – including customer relations, business development and relationship between government and regulators – from Ericsson Portugal. Luís Miguel Silva will also be part of the team at Ericsson Iberia. Luís Miguel Silva has extensive experience in Information Technology and Communications, with more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications market, and 15 years of regional management experience in Portugal, Spain, Brazil and Latin America. He also has 10 years of global account management www.intelligentcio.com experience and nine years of experience in BSS and business consulting. Luís Miguel Silva joined Ericsson in July 2014, where he has performed several leadership positions within the IT, cloud and TV business areas in Spain and Portugal. Currently, Luis Miguel is the Director of Digital Services for Telecommunications Operators at Ericsson Iberia. Miguel also has a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Instituto Superior and has a Master’s degree in Business Management, specialising in Marketing and Strategic Management. Luis Miguel succeeds Pedro Queirós, who has left the company. INTELLIGENTCIO 15