Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) announced the appointment of Chafic Nassif as its new Head of Market Area North East Asia and Senior Vice President. Mr. Nassif who is currently Head of Ericsson's Customer Unit Latin America North within Market Area Europe & Latin America, will replace Chris Houghton who was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Ericsson in November 2023. Mr. Nassif will take up his new position on February 26, 2024, and will be based in Japan.Chafic Nassif has held several executive and management positions within Ericsson across various business segments and geographies worldwide.

Most recently he was the Head of Customer Unit Taiwan. Before joining Ericsson, Mr. Nassif was active in tech start-ups, as well as IT and business consulting leadership roles in Europe.