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Ericsson: Leadership Change
CEO Borje Ekholm departing end of September 2026, succeeded by Per Narvinger. Ekholm's final earnings call presents Q2 results with declining revenue and profitability pressures.
Source: Mobile World Live
The leadership read
A change at the top rarely stays at the top. Ericsson's move reshapes the layer beneath it in Technology as a new leader sets priorities and the team re-forms. Watch the first two or three appointments that follow; they signal direction more reliably than any statement.
“reduce the risk to our energy grid, minimise land disruption, noise pollution, and protect our natural resources, especially our water supply”
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 104.6 (Hot) — down 1.9 versus the prior month — and EMEA signal share is easing (-2.2pts).
Ericsson: 7 signals in the last 90 days — above the Technology median of 1 across 220 tracked companies; 0.4% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow; 7 tracked across 66 days.
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